Top Republicans are covering themselves in glory today, courageously standing up to the Birthers and telling them to knock it off once and for all.

Had you going there, didn’t I?

In reality: Republicans punt on birth certificate, continue embarrassing the country.

Sarah Palin:

Media: admit it, Trump forced the issue. Now, don’t let the WH distract you w/the birth crt from what Bernanke says today. Stay focused, eh?

The Republican National Committee:

Obama’s release of his birth cert. is a nice, but temporary distraction for him from high gas prices & a terrible economy

Mitt Romney:

What President Obama should really be releasing is a jobs plan

Newt Gingrich:

“All I would say is, why did it take so long?” Gingrich said. “The whole thing is strange.”