“In his order, Land states in a footnote that Obama defeated seven opponents in a “grueling” primary campaign that cost the contenders more than $300 million. Obama then moved on to the general election, where he faced Sen. John McCain, who Land states got $84 million to wage his campaign.
“It would appear that ample opportunity existed for discovery of evidence that would support any contention that the president was not eligible for the office he sought,” Land says.”
Guess I should have included the entire quote.
That’s a good point, it was mccain’s and the RNC responsibility to demand prof of obumbers eligibility. But mccain just wanted to be civil, that is Bush’s legacy. Normally one would expect the media to demand documents, but now we see that is only a tactic they use on pols they do not support.
Basically it’s the Twitter defense.