WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain was born to American parents in the Panama Canal Zone some 71 years ago. Does that make him the kind of "natural born" citizen the Founding Fathers determined could serve as president?

Yes, the Senate agreed, and senators passed by unanimous consent a resolution to that effect Wednesday.

Not that there was much doubt about it. Even Democrats, including rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, have said they didn't see a problem with McCain meeting the constitutional requirement that only a "natural born" citizen could serve.

Still, there had been questions in the minds of some bloggers because McCain was born Aug. 29, 1936, in the Panama Canal Zone while his father was stationed at a U.S. naval base.

The Senate resolution is S. Res. 511.