Knowing me as a long-time Birther, Dave Calder, who is not, generously referred me to this piece in very liberal Mother Jones, The Birther Plan To Block Obama's Reelection. Apart from the writer's message that the Birthers have a potentially effective plan ( is that 'traction'? ), the thing that strikes me is the casual assumption that Obama may be unable to produce a birth certificate. Hold on, whoa! Isn't that the reason why the White House calls Birthers 'irrational', that Hawaii has supposedly produced the functional equivalent of a birth certificate based on sight of the very private original in its records and that it's crazy talk to ask to see the original?

Has the plot changed or has it been lost?

Dave Adds: I also picked up on the "casual assumption" Mark notes above. I'm still firmly a "non-birther" because I don't share that assumption, but it is interesting to find that assumption among some liberals. It speaks volumes about the liberal mindset by indicating they would willingly override the Constitution to retain Obama (not to mention they support a President they don't fully trust). If not, they would be clamoring to resolve the doubt in their mind too. Instead the article reminds me of the Imperial officer's warning in Star Wars: "We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger."

MARK adds: Spot on. Bear in mind that a Birther isn't someone who denies there's a birth certificate, it's someone who wants to see it. Kinda like the government if you want a sensitive job.