Distractions

Well, Obama has produced the so-called long form birth certificate that has kept the lunatic fringe in a frothing-at-the-mouth frenzy all these months. I'm not sure why he bothered, though. Sane people were already satisfied with the documents provided originally, and the birther crowd will assume it was fabricated by members of a vast left-wing conspiracy. And of course The Haircut wants to claim a share of the spotlight for himself, crowing like a rooster that he was able to get something done which no one else could accomplish. All in all, this is a perfect distraction for a nation that thrives on TV reality shows.