[Oldhunk]

There are plenty of issues on which the Republicans need to grow a pair. This is not one of them. By denouncing, they have it both ways. The issue stays in front and center, but they can look like good guys.

[tobyhill]

The GOP can distance themselves from anything they want but they don’t have any right to tell anyone else what to say. If someone wants to use Barry Obama’s middle name then that’s their prerogative.