Why is anyone even listening to this obvious bigot! The anti mormanism he spews is in no way different from the anti semetism out there.

If you disagree with his believes Donaldson then dont get baptised into his church but leave it out of Political debate.

Bringing it up only shows your bias and hate. Giving people like me more reason not to back a guy for pres that has the support of people like you. Same reason why i will not get be hind Huck. His bigoted remarks about Romneys religion was disgracful and his followers are just as bad.

Makes me sad to see in this party. I thought this kind of hate was a thing of the left not the right. I have found this political season that that is not the case. I for one am ashamed!

Take McCain supports for example. Name one thing other than his hero status McCain has done good that is conservative. Did anyone watch the same debates I watched? This is what i saw; Commentator: “So McCain what is your stance on the economy”. McCain: “I was a POW and supported the surge”. Commentator: ” how about Immigration”. McCain: “I was a POW and I voted for the surge, and would vote for the amnesty bill if it came up but it wont come up because i got my shit handed to me by the American people…but i still would vote for it.”

In response to calling Mitt a Flip flopper that moved conservative from a liberal conservative from Mass. I say this. I’d rather vote for a guy that is a liberal conservative from a liberal state than a liberal conservative from a conservative state. Keep that in mind.

A brokered convention is our best hope of getting a decent candidate!

Again. So if a McCain/Hillary/Huckabee/whomever who happens to be Catholic or Evangelical doesn’t “admit” that he doesn’t believe Christ rose from the dead, that he doesn’t admit as you say: “these less than rational notions” then he will say what ever he thinks the audience wants to hear?

Components of all religions are “less than rational” and yet we don’t force our candidates to admit as much. The fact that you would list a few of the Mormon ones and think that proves anything shows that you are not going to accept a Mormon, end of story. You must think Christian beliefs are completely rational.

Excellent and thoughtful comments. However, unfortunately I must be blameless regarding religious beliefs…I do like the Flat Earth school as well as the world sits on the back of that giant tortoise and it is tortoises all the way down. Mr. Romney’s unusual beliefs are his own, as are anyone’s and I cannot doubt his sincerity, or anyone’s. My issues are of course, I am not a candidate for high (or low) office, and my non-religious views impact no public decisions. I do suggest that if indeed Mr. Romney holds that Missouri is the place to visit the Garden of Eden; that there were golden tablets that vanished but were interpreted by the angel Moroni, that Jesus appeared in the United States to preach and on and on, then there is a real issue about rationality, understanding the world and the significance of science in the 21st Century. If Mr. Romney does not believe these less than rational notions, he should have said so. But one suspects that in these matters, as in his poture vis a vis his new found conservatism post-Governor, Mr. Romney will say what ever he thinks the audience of the day wishes to hear.

Mr. McCain strenght (and short-coming politically) is that he says exactly what he thinks and can be less than prudent. Indeed he has a temper, and he is a hero. Oh my, perhaps this is excactly what the political process needs. But Mr. McCain is genuine, and intellectually more honest than Mr. Romney. He will be a great candidate, and if matched against Mr. Obama, an exciting series of very pointed and shar debates may occur such as we have not seen in our lifetimes.

How long should this take Xan? As long as it needs to. I know slapping empty “Free Tibet” slogans on your bumper is as far as your convictions go, but they dont actually save anybody.

Frankly in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

Ah, the “stabbed in the back” meme arises yet again! (and I thought Romney was done campaigning…perhaps this is one thing he actually believes.) Of course this comment is linked to approvingly at this blog, which is not surprising given that the meme is mentioned prominently in about 2-3 posts a week at this blog alone.

You know, by so boldly opposing “surrender” Romney has allied himself against those who are likely to win the Presidency, their opposition to the war playing no small part in that victory. Of course, acknowledging that fact would undermine the idea it’s a small minority of “traitors” and “useful idiots” who are undermining are great and glorious effort in the war, and so it is summarily dismissed.

Here’s the reality guys: the American people are about sick of this war because they don’t see no end in sight. No one who is a proponent of this war can say what the conditions are for victory, or under what conditions our troops would be allowed to go home. The last several years of seemingly pointless war have raised the skepticism of the average American to enormous levels, and in response to their legitimate doubts proponents of the war say “We’re defeating al Qaeda…but we can’t leave or al Qaeda will follow us here!” or “Yes, yes…the first four years of the war were completely botched, but we’ve got the right strategy now!” In response to questions about the politics of Iraq, there are only blank stares (as that subject has nothing to do with the military, and is completely without interest to most war proponents.) Yes, yes…things have gotten better…but only in the sense that they’re as bad as they were in late 2003, or 2004 or 2005. Nobody seems to know what our goal is supposed to be besides somehow justifying staying in Iraq for a hundred years or so.

And if you try to talk about the growing problem in Afghanistan and Pakistan…well, just throw some airstrikes at that too!

We must support McCain because the stakes of a Clinton or Obama presidency are too high.

Indeed! Except…the American people now favor Democrats on almost every issue, including the war on terror and national security. So, you have some work to do on that too.

Did you even try to learn more about Romney? He said he changed his opinion on abortion, end of story. He’s a very religious guy-do you doubt that? Given that he is a very religious guy, where do you think he has ALWAYS been on the abortion issue? Yes he said while running for Governor that “he would do nothing to interfere with a women’s right to choose.” It wasn’t an important issue for him as Governor of Mass. He did other things.

You guys keep saying the same things about Mitt, with no appreciation of his explanations. Very superficial analysis. Great comments about Mormonism also. Really good. Every religion has it’s strange components. Mitt has lived his life, governed, lead a business, without his beliefs coming into play. Are you a religious person Donald? You don’t think your faith sounds strange to people who don’t believe.

McCain’s push on Amnesty is strikes 1-3 against him. Six months ago he and others said we had to give these people amnesty because they we couldn’t deport them all. Turns out if you enforce the laws in the workplace, they won’t have work and they will go home. Gee, that was tough. Brilliant guy your man. Don’t even have to start on McCain-Feingold, Keating 5, etc.

I continue to pray for:
A World Without Dictators.

Mr. McCain is as he is: rough hewn, “old as dirt and with more scars than Frankenstein,” as he himself said, but a real human being, less polished or tailored than Romney, but real. Mr. Romney has spent a life of feathering his financial nest, less than aggressively serving the nation, and certainly not encouraging his sons to serve (contrast this with Mr. McCain and his sons). Similarly, it would have been a delightful political season with Mr. Romney answering embarassing questions from the press: “Mr. Romney, we live in an age of great scientific accomplishment. Do you really believe the Garden of Eden in in Missouri, or that the American Indian tribes are really the Lost tribes of Israel.” This is the election of 2008 confronting us, not 1848, and the world is a bit more sophisticated.