I'm no expert on U.S. Intelligence, but it's odd that this was never investigated or questioned in the past, yet he served as a state senator for 8 years and has served in the U.S. Senate for almost 4. It would also make our government agencies look very inefficient too, since faking your birth certificate might possibly be considered an act of terrorism or, at the very least, be a criminal offense. Honestly, if he was not legally eligible, does anyone believe the GOP wouldn't have challenged this?

I think the rumor he is a Muslim is even more ridiculous. I've known people of the Muslim faith, and they don't attend services at Christian churches. Still, as Colin Powell pointed out so eloquently, Muslim Americans have died for our country. Anyone who hasn't seen the photo in the New Yorker to which he referred should take a long, hard look at it. Here is a link. Tell me it doesn't break your heart.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/09/29/slideshow_080929_platon?slide=16

Imagine if this brave young man, Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, who gave his life for our freedom, had been blessed to come back alive and had later run for President. Why would that be different from another war hero named McCain?