Aid comes to Romney form the left.

[UtahDan]

Liberal columnist Richard Cohen says that it is Huckabee that has some explaining to do, not Romney. I agree almost entirely with his column. A couple of highlights:

It is absurd that Romney feels compelled to deliver a speech defending his beliefs and that Huckabee does not have to explain how, in this day and age, he does not believe in evolution.

and

But when it comes to being beholden to a religious doctrine, it is Huckabee and not Romney who has some explaining to do. What's more, Huckabee is the one who is capitalizing on religious intolerance. He says he's a Christian leader, but the evidence proves otherwise. He's really a shameless follower.

Nicely done Cohen.

[MikeWaters]

when will Mormons start realizing that is the left that will accept them as decent human beings, and not the right?

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

when will Mormons start realizing that is the left that will accept them as decent human beings, and not the right?

Neither side has a great track record of tolerance.

Right: http://www.liveprayer.com/ddarchive3.cfm?id=2931

Left: http://www.slate.com/id/2155902/

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

when will Mormons start realizing that is the left that will accept them as decent human beings, and not the right?

LOL. Both sides won't accept us.

[UtahDan]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

when will Mormons start realizing that is the left that will accept them as decent human beings, and not the right?

It is not a question of the right accepting us (they have), it is a question of evangelicals and Southern Baptists accepting us (they never will). There is intersection there, but they are not synonymous. Also, you think that Mormons are going to accept the left?

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by UtahDan

It is not a question of the right accepting us (they have), it is a question of evangelicals and Southern Baptists accepting us (they never will). There is intersection there, but they are not synonymous. Also, you think that Mormons are going to accept the left?

What differentiates the average Baptist voter from the average Mormon voter, on the issues?

Help me think of something.

Queer bedfellows.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Queer bedfellows.

Freudian slip?

[myboynoah]

Originally Posted by UtahDan

It is not a question of the right accepting us (they have), it is a question of evangelicals and Southern Baptists accepting us (they never will). There is intersection there, but they are not synonymous. Also, you think that Mormons are going to accept the left?

Conservative as I am, this whole Romney experience has me wondering if I will ever again vote for someone that does the "Jesus is my personal savior" routine. I've tolerated it in the past. Bunch of hypocrites.

[Sleeping in EQ]

The left has been easier on Romney's Mormonism than has the right. Oh sure, a few secularists are worked up, but it isn't even close.

If the left goes after Romney for being a Mormon it could get very ugly. They will play the race card and the sexism card (yes, they'll pull material from the Temple Ceremony).

The left really is more tolerant on this than the right is. The left is not trying to make Romney do some theological dance. The religious right is jam packed with clowns, and they'll be damned if Romney can drive their little clown car.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

Conservative as I am, this whole Romney experience has me wondering if I will ever again vote for someone that does the "Jesus is my personal savior" routine. I've tolerated it in the past. Bunch of hypocrites.

Maybe this is the campaign where that shtick dies. Bush and Huckabee will kill religion in politics for the next hundred years. The evangelicals are a curse upon the Republican house.