Cruz's birth certificate flap is meant for the Tea Party

Many seem to miss the point about the New York Times article on Ted Cruz and his birth in Canada. It isn't meant for Democrats, but on those Tea Party Obama birthers.

The New York Times brought up the fact that Texas Senator Ted Cruz wasn't brought up so liberals wouldn't vote for him, but to show far right-wing birthers how stupid their argument with Obama being President really is. No one, either liberals or conservatives, is questioning whether Cruz is eligible to be President. While his father was not a US citizen, his mother was a US citizen, who happened to give birth to her son in Canada. He therefore is a U.S citizen, and is eligible to be President. Obama father was not a U.S. citizen, but his mother was, and gave birth to her son in Hawaii. So how is he not eligible to be President? Even if she gave birth in Kenya, and there's no evidence that's in any way true, how is Obama any less eligible to be President than Cruz? He's not, and that's the point of The New York Times article.

The New York Times didn't start the Cruz birth certificate flap to convince liberals not to vote for Cruz, but to show far-right Obama birthers how stupid their position really is.