Classy move by Bloomberg

Mayor Bloomberg rises above partisan politics here in denouncing the whisper campaign against "secret Muzzie" Obama:

The whispers are "cloaked in concern for Israel, but the real concern is about partisan politics," said Bloomberg, who is Jewish. "This is wedge politics at its worst, and we've got to reject it -- loudly, clearly and unequivocally."

Amen to that. I would add, though, that the notion that Obama is a secret Muslim isn't just a mischievous lie -- I believe that many Christian-right hawks genuinely believe it because they want to believe it, they want to believe that the world is filled with such intrigue, and would be bored with the idea that Obama simply loves Jesus and is simply attempting to follow him in a manner that he believes to be consistent with the Biblical witness.