I know exactly what you meant, and if you are right and he is hiding the fact that he is a bastard by lying to the entire country for the sake of his children, what else would he be willing to lie about for the sake of emotional convenience?
Certainly The entire country deserves better then a man that will lie or hide those things in his life story he finds embarrassing to his children.
I wasnt implying that he is lying. I was pondering if he was relying on the COLB, which apparently has been accepted legally, rather than to submit the “long form” because of information that might be sensitive to his family, but not indicative of lack of citizenship. It was just a supposition. I do not think he can “hide” the fact that he is illegitimate to the adult world, but why subject the little girls to unseemly stories about their heritage before the age of understanding? Sorry, but I’m for protecting their innocence. Their parents seem to be setting a positive example for family and the way things should be. Marriage, then children, then parental involvement. I cannot see that the Obamas present themselves as anything but a strong family unit even in the face of his personal upbringing, young and confused mother, and absent-T fathers.