what i meant was that i understand most people have faith, and that faith is their business. they have to explain their feelings and ideas on many things-i don't care how they reached their ideas, i just want to know what they are, so i can decide if that is the person i want to vote for. i don't know what pat robertsons view was on much of anything, except his religion. so, if i wanted him as a pastor, i may have chosen him-but as president i don't know of anything that would have qualified him.

Romney ran, and was elected, as a moderate. Since going after the national stage he's been running away from a lot of his earlier positions, which is tough in a day and age where most of what you say finds it's way onto the internet. So he looks like a hypocrite. Or, more precisely, like he's pandering to the ultra-right-wingers, who are generally considered to be essential to winning the primary. Which is exactly what he's doing. Other politicians manage to make it look a bit less obvious than he does.

see post #7 from this thread...:D

No Mormons,please.Cafeteria Catholics are o.k.,but anybody more religious than that is not gunna get my vote.If we survive GEEDUBBYA,then nobody this religious again...please...thank you..

Haldeman and Ehrlichman - both Mormons! It shouldn't be an indictment against the entire religion, but people remember.

Why not just pretend to be whatever religion is most popular?

Seems like the best way to get votes.....

I've been offline for awhile so I'm catching up on reading posts. Just like to add a few things about Romney since he was my governor. First he was elected because of his ability as a successful businessman. It was hoped he could help get this state out of the financial mess known as "The Big Dig". He made many unpopular but necessay cuts in funding because there was no money to pay for them. He and Healy personally did not take any salaries while in office. He also promised not to raise taxes and he didn't. He did raise fees such as hunting licenses, boat fees, etc.. My kennel license went from $25 to $35. Not a huge jump. He held the contracters responsible for the "big Dig" and refused to make the taxpayers pay for it anymore. He also required welfare recipients to work so many hours a week instead of the free ride they were getting before. I thought he did a good job here.
As for his religion, I didn't even know he was a morman until he announced he was running for president. It was more a big deal with the media. He is not the type to apologize for his religion. If the media wants to zero in on it, he'll be happy to discuss it. It certainly wouldn't be a deciding factor in my vote for him.
He is very blunt, saying exactly what he thinks, and while I like that myself, I think it will hurt him on the large scale.
Some point to the fact that he wasn't around much towards the end of his term in Mass. but to be honest, it wouldn't have mattered. Once our legislature knew he wouldn't be seeking re-election, they overrode everything he vetoed. This incuded the building of a very costly Rose Kennedy Memorial Highway. Just what we need!