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Mitt Romney: Man On A Mission Or Missing In Action?
12/16/05 · 12:12 am :: posted by Codfish Press
By Greg O'Brien
Codfish Press
Mitt, we hardly knew ye! Less than three quarters into his first term as Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney?presidential aspirations in hand and an all-embracing resume, depending on your political persuasion, that is worthy of notice?is taking early retirement from Beacon Hill politics. The incentive package could include a second home on Pennsylvania Avenue.
But for now, speculation inside the Romney camp is as quiet as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir without a director. ?I?m not going to close any options at this point, other than running for reelection,? Romney said Wednesday in making his stunning, yet anticipated, announcement.
?I have no idea if he?ll run for president, but I hope he does,? longtime Romney advisor Charley Manning told Boston Metro Thursday. ?I think he?d be a terrific one. If there?s one thing we know about Mitt, it?s that he knows how to fix things.?
One thing Romney is now trying to fix is his national image as a Republican governor of what is perceived to be the most liberal state in the nation, a calling akin, he says, to being ?a cattle rancher at a vegetarian convention.? Critics grouse that Romney has now more than ever embraced the matinee issues of the right to play to the GOP core?from his vigorous opposition to abortion and gay marriage to his backing of the death penalty.
While the jury is still out with some on his repair skills in Massachusetts where critics contest Romney?s claim that ?I?ve got the job done that I set out to do,? the old Ronald Reagan retort is hard to ignore: Are we better off today than we were four years ago?
?No question we are,? said Manning. ?Mitt Romney took over a state that was a mess and turned it around. He inherited a $3 billion deficit in state government, cut costs, didn?t raise taxes and ended up with a surplus. States that have raised taxes still haven?t recovered!?
Romney, some observers say, benefited from a kiss to the local economy in the form of higher state revenues, much like the pucker Bill Clinton received from the national economy when he was president. ?But it?s hard to disregard reality here,? said Manning. ?Romney walked into a state government of cronyism that was out of control with wasteful spending. He?s a superb manager and an excellent communicator, and he used those skills, as he did in corporate life and in organizing the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, to trim the fat, streamline the bureaucracy, and get this state headed in the right direction.?
To those who say the 58-year-old Romney is now AWOL, politically and administratively missing from his post, Manning insists the governor is committed to his pledge to finish his term and complete his announced goals of providing better health care to the state?s residents, upgrading public education and more.
?The governor is not a career politician out to pad a pension,? said Manning, ?He?s never taken a salary. It?s so funny to hear Democrats question how Romney can leave after one term because they see government as a lifetime job. That?s where Republicans and people like Mitt are different. They see government as public service: you go in, do your job, then move on.?
No question, Mr. Fix It is moving on. What remains to be seen is whether his toolbox will be stored in the corporate or political world.
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Jed Merrill [Visitor] writes:
Mormonism does not sanction polygamy, but most people already know that.
sister wife [Visitor] writes:
Yes, we do.
Come, join us. Some, like Jon Krakauer, the author of 'Under the Banner of Heaven', think we Mormons a bit bereft in the legacy department. Well, Jesus was a Jew, and Christianity is as fallacious as Mormonism. After all, if you want me to believe Moses did not kill his son because God told him not to, then I, under Mormon precepts, am justified for doing anything God tells me to do.
There are many factions of Mormonism that sanction polygamy, but most people do not know this. Check it out, Jed. Then tell me about all the good works the Mormons do.
Tell me about what a great man Brigham Young was.
Come, join us. Some, like Jon Krakauer, the author of 'Under the Banner of Heaven', think we Mormons a bit bereft in the legacy department. Well, Jesus was a Jew, and Christianity is as fallacious as Mormonism. After all, if you want me to believe Moses did not kill his son because God told him not to, then I, under Mormon precepts, am justified for doing anything God tells me to do.
There are many factions of Mormonism that sanction polygamy, but most people do not know this. Check it out, Jed. Then tell me about all the good works the Mormons do.
Tell me about what a great man Brigham Young was.
Drew [Member] writes:
What is the next step after we are done persecuting people for their religious beliefs "charlie" and "sister wife"? Where do I sign up with you guys?
Jack Coleman [Member] writes:
Too bad Romney isn't a radical Muslim. Would Charlie and sister wife have a problem with that?
capemom [Member] writes:
Criticizing Mitt because he's a Mormon is really just a cheap shot. Sure Mitt Romney is a Mormon, so what?
I guess that's considered to be a bit exotic and strange in this primarily Roman Catholic state. Catholics calling Mormons strange is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, don't you think? What's weirder--not drinking caffeine (Mormon), or not allowing the use of condoms in a world filled with AIDS (Catholic)? Some of you cafeteria Catholics mnay say, Well, I'm a Catholic, and I believe in condoms. Well, the big cheese in a funny hat in Rome says condoms are a sin, so if you think condoms are not a sin, you're either a bad Catholic, or more likely, a hypocrite.
I guess that's considered to be a bit exotic and strange in this primarily Roman Catholic state. Catholics calling Mormons strange is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black, don't you think? What's weirder--not drinking caffeine (Mormon), or not allowing the use of condoms in a world filled with AIDS (Catholic)? Some of you cafeteria Catholics mnay say, Well, I'm a Catholic, and I believe in condoms. Well, the big cheese in a funny hat in Rome says condoms are a sin, so if you think condoms are not a sin, you're either a bad Catholic, or more likely, a hypocrite.
Monponsett [Member] writes:
I'm not Mitten's biggest supporter, but the man's religion concerns me not.
Codfish Press [Member] writes:
To all,
Hello? What about the state of Massachusetts? This is about politics, not religion!
O'B.
Codfish Press
Hello? What about the state of Massachusetts? This is about politics, not religion!
O'B.
Codfish Press
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
I'm also not the world's biggest Mitchell fan.
But I certainly feel badly for him that he (together with the rest of us) has to put up with idiot anti-Mormons (which seem to fall into two groups: polygamist groups who do crazy things like bomb Mormon churches on account of the Mormon Church's strong stance against polygamy, and people who can't seem to differentiate between those groups and the Mormon Church that those groups hate).
I can't imagine he'll stand a chance in the Presidential election; while a Jew or a Catholic might be able to perform well enough in the evangelical South, I think anyone from a non-Judeo-Christian religion (Muslim, Hare Krishna, etc.) or from a Christian relgion outside the Protestant mainstream (Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh Day Adventist, etc.) would get killed there unless the opponent were a very "immoral" person (i.e., fanatic abortion activist).
Although I certainly wouldn't vote for Mitchell for President, it saddens me that even in modern America his candidacy is not viable due basically to his religion.
But I certainly feel badly for him that he (together with the rest of us) has to put up with idiot anti-Mormons (which seem to fall into two groups: polygamist groups who do crazy things like bomb Mormon churches on account of the Mormon Church's strong stance against polygamy, and people who can't seem to differentiate between those groups and the Mormon Church that those groups hate).
I can't imagine he'll stand a chance in the Presidential election; while a Jew or a Catholic might be able to perform well enough in the evangelical South, I think anyone from a non-Judeo-Christian religion (Muslim, Hare Krishna, etc.) or from a Christian relgion outside the Protestant mainstream (Mormon, Jehovah's Witness, Seventh Day Adventist, etc.) would get killed there unless the opponent were a very "immoral" person (i.e., fanatic abortion activist).
Although I certainly wouldn't vote for Mitchell for President, it saddens me that even in modern America his candidacy is not viable due basically to his religion.
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
As far as Massachusetts goes, it's tough to tell. Governors, like Presidents, are little more than figureheads with little real control when it comes to the economic issues by which they are so frequently judged at the end of the day.
But I do reluctantly think that Manning has a point about the budget turnaround; other states have had similar economic revivals, but most of those states have not managed the same fiscal turnaround that Massachusetts has seen (nor has the federal government, despite a revived U.S. economy).
So while Mitchell's legacy leaves something to be desired in many areas, it does seem that he has been a fairly effective "CFO"-politician -- at least relating to the bottom line of the balance sheet, if not always to all of the other financial details.
But I do reluctantly think that Manning has a point about the budget turnaround; other states have had similar economic revivals, but most of those states have not managed the same fiscal turnaround that Massachusetts has seen (nor has the federal government, despite a revived U.S. economy).
So while Mitchell's legacy leaves something to be desired in many areas, it does seem that he has been a fairly effective "CFO"-politician -- at least relating to the bottom line of the balance sheet, if not always to all of the other financial details.
Codfish Press [Member] writes:
Cantabridgian,
Can't argue with the bottom line. The math adds up with Mitt.
O'B.
Codfish Press
Can't argue with the bottom line. The math adds up with Mitt.
O'B.
Codfish Press
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
Greg,
I suppose you can't argue with the bottom line -- at least in the short term.
But at any company, you want to make sure that the money you *do* spend is being spent wisely such that the bottom line will continue to look nice in the future. Much of the recent federal legislation on corporate governance has been geared towards forcing corporate managers to look further ahead than just to the short-term results investors want.
A government should be even more conscientious of long-term goals. Will the programs Mitt cut and the changes he made help or hurt Massachusetts from a financial perspective in the long run? I suppose that only time will tell.
In any case, while corporations exist simply to make money (at least according to traditional corporate theory), governments focus on finance as merely part of their broader social mandate. Investors care about the bottom line only; citizens care about what the individual line items accomplish. And you can certainly argue with Mitt about what the government should be accomplishing with the dollars it spends.
I suppose you can't argue with the bottom line -- at least in the short term.
But at any company, you want to make sure that the money you *do* spend is being spent wisely such that the bottom line will continue to look nice in the future. Much of the recent federal legislation on corporate governance has been geared towards forcing corporate managers to look further ahead than just to the short-term results investors want.
A government should be even more conscientious of long-term goals. Will the programs Mitt cut and the changes he made help or hurt Massachusetts from a financial perspective in the long run? I suppose that only time will tell.
In any case, while corporations exist simply to make money (at least according to traditional corporate theory), governments focus on finance as merely part of their broader social mandate. Investors care about the bottom line only; citizens care about what the individual line items accomplish. And you can certainly argue with Mitt about what the government should be accomplishing with the dollars it spends.
Peter Porcupine [Visitor] writes:
For those who question Romney's thinning of state government, I have three words for you - Metropolitan District Commission. This Boston-based hackarama was dismantled, its personal office building and vast vehicle fleet sold, and its mission absorbed into the renamed Consrvation & Recreation Division - and the sky didn't fall.
Who else had the guts to stand up to Bulger's outragous pension demands, so much more in line with Boston business-as-usual?
Charlie and Sister are just parroting Ted Kennedy's attacks on Mitt when he ran for the Senate - and Mitt made Ted look grubby when he pointed out that Ted's brother, Jack, had tried to erase religious stigma forever. Dems have no memory.
The South cares a whole lot more about what a man says and does than what pew he sits down in - that's why Southern Baptist Al Gore failed to carry his own state. Go ahead, dream on that Mitt's religion will bar him from the Presidency - and btw, when's the last time you set foot in a church besides Christmas and Easter? C & E, I think it's called.
Who else had the guts to stand up to Bulger's outragous pension demands, so much more in line with Boston business-as-usual?
Charlie and Sister are just parroting Ted Kennedy's attacks on Mitt when he ran for the Senate - and Mitt made Ted look grubby when he pointed out that Ted's brother, Jack, had tried to erase religious stigma forever. Dems have no memory.
The South cares a whole lot more about what a man says and does than what pew he sits down in - that's why Southern Baptist Al Gore failed to carry his own state. Go ahead, dream on that Mitt's religion will bar him from the Presidency - and btw, when's the last time you set foot in a church besides Christmas and Easter? C & E, I think it's called.
JC [Visitor] writes:
Sister Wife:
You said: "After all, if you want me to believe Moses did not kill his son because God told him not to, then I, under Mormon precepts, am justified for doing anything God tells me to do."
First of all, before you go on the attack, it's good to read a little more. It was ABRAHAM God asked to sacrifice his son in the Old Testament (The Jewish Bible). God did NOT go through with it (for the record).
Moses was the "Other" one. You know, that "Prince of Egypt" fella who said, "Let my people go," and then led them to the Promised Land (stopping along the way to pick up 10 Commandments from God).
Religious intolerance is as insane as Racial intolerance, and usually based on the same criteria: Ignorance.
Mitt may be a Mormon, but he has a very powerful political "Machine" behind him. It already made him a Governor without credentials. His dad was a political GIANT...and like Dubya...the family and friends want to pass on the torch.
JCRapp2005
You said: "After all, if you want me to believe Moses did not kill his son because God told him not to, then I, under Mormon precepts, am justified for doing anything God tells me to do."
First of all, before you go on the attack, it's good to read a little more. It was ABRAHAM God asked to sacrifice his son in the Old Testament (The Jewish Bible). God did NOT go through with it (for the record).
Moses was the "Other" one. You know, that "Prince of Egypt" fella who said, "Let my people go," and then led them to the Promised Land (stopping along the way to pick up 10 Commandments from God).
Religious intolerance is as insane as Racial intolerance, and usually based on the same criteria: Ignorance.
Mitt may be a Mormon, but he has a very powerful political "Machine" behind him. It already made him a Governor without credentials. His dad was a political GIANT...and like Dubya...the family and friends want to pass on the torch.
JCRapp2005
Deb [Visitor] writes:
The Mormon Church BELIEVES in polygamy. They just believe that God told them to follow the law of the land and give up their polygamous wives in order to become a state. They believe that polygamy is the order of heaven in the eternity however. They also believe that, under Mormon Church leadership, the US will turn from a democracy to a theocracy - with Christ (and the Mormon prophet) at the head. They believe that the world will then have 2 capitals: one in the US and one is Israel.
Peter Porcupine [Visitor] writes:
Deb - Here is the official Church pronouncement dated October 6, 1890 ending any and all polygamy in the Mormon church -
http://scriptures.lds.org/od/1
And if you say they ONCE believed in it - did you purchase your indulgance to eat meat insted of fish today?
BTW - the Mormon web site is www.lds.org - You should visit there before you slander people.
http://scriptures.lds.org/od/1
And if you say they ONCE believed in it - did you purchase your indulgance to eat meat insted of fish today?
BTW - the Mormon web site is www.lds.org - You should visit there before you slander people.
Codfish Press [Member] writes:
Cantabridgian,
I think you raise a valid point. In a perfect world, Romney should stick around to see if his math has legs...
I believe it does, but now we may never really know.
O'B.
Codfish Press
I think you raise a valid point. In a perfect world, Romney should stick around to see if his math has legs...
I believe it does, but now we may never really know.
O'B.
Codfish Press
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
Peter Porcupine:
"The South cares a whole lot more about what a man says and does than what pew he sits down in - that's why Southern Baptist Al Gore failed to carry his own state."
Al Gore's opponent was a mainstream Protestant. My point is that a non-mainstream-Judeo-Christian candidate is going to be at a serious disadvantage in the South. Look at the major elected state and federal officials from Southern states and tell me that's not true. I wish it weren't the case, but I think it's difficult to deny.
"The South cares a whole lot more about what a man says and does than what pew he sits down in - that's why Southern Baptist Al Gore failed to carry his own state."
Al Gore's opponent was a mainstream Protestant. My point is that a non-mainstream-Judeo-Christian candidate is going to be at a serious disadvantage in the South. Look at the major elected state and federal officials from Southern states and tell me that's not true. I wish it weren't the case, but I think it's difficult to deny.
observe from afar [Visitor] writes:
Truth is I find all of this amusing. I´m currently residing in a country full of people who attack me based on my religion and politics. They assume for the church I represent that I am a bush supporter and scream profanities in the name of god at me. Ironically I am here to try to help and serve these very people. If you want to know about mormons you should study from the source of their beliefs. Their scriptures and the words of their prophets. If they are bad then it is an evil group. If not. . .
I know it will be an issue in this upcoming election because it is such an issue in this column. However I hope that people will take some time to educate themselves and also remember that, if a man´s actions are good, the result will be good. I like Mitt. I trust that he will do a good job.
So lets lok at what kind of country we´d have under his direction before we make any ignortant decisions.
I know it will be an issue in this upcoming election because it is such an issue in this column. However I hope that people will take some time to educate themselves and also remember that, if a man´s actions are good, the result will be good. I like Mitt. I trust that he will do a good job.
So lets lok at what kind of country we´d have under his direction before we make any ignortant decisions.
observe from afar [Visitor] writes:
And I hate to bring this up but as a friend of mine pointed out. The catholic priest who violates children is not backed by his church and no body thinks anyless of the catholic church but when a few mormons go crazy and marry a dozen women everybody goes wild.
In most latin american countries the catholic church controls the governemnt. (and their economies always suck I might ad) The pres has to be a baptised member to take office! And yet nobody is affraid of letting a catholic take office even their church has a history of taking over entire countries.
No civil liberties are at risk here from the mormons. They are tolerant people and the good members tend to make the best neighbors.
In most latin american countries the catholic church controls the governemnt. (and their economies always suck I might ad) The pres has to be a baptised member to take office! And yet nobody is affraid of letting a catholic take office even their church has a history of taking over entire countries.
No civil liberties are at risk here from the mormons. They are tolerant people and the good members tend to make the best neighbors.
Mel [Visitor] writes:
Peter Porcupine- Study Mormon history before you talk about the polygamy issue. Of course the public relations folks today sidestep the issue and yes, they did discontinue polygamy in order to keep their lands and become a state. However, the Mormon church believes that the order of heaven is polygamy.
Great Gadfly [Visitor] writes:
Hold on folks,
Massachusetts' state supreme court has compelled the Commonwealth to honor gay marriage. I know people who think Mormonism's practice of polygamy is wrong but they chase every skirt available, and they are very married. People are as they are; religion has no place in politics.
Why is Romney's religion an issue now? Has he ever behaved in an unethical or prejudicial way. Has he performed his public duties guided by his religious principles in conflict with his constitutional oath of office? What exactly is the problem that promotes this rediculous debate?
We have two divorced catholic senators, one of whom is an internationally known philanderer, one gay rep who housed a man operating a male prostituion ring, a former gay rep who was censured by the House for inappropriate conduct with a male congressional page, a former president who committed perjury to conceal an in-White House affair with an intern and on and on. We also have an apparently ethical and competent governor who is a Mormon, never divorced. Will he have four 1st ladies? Good!
Massachusetts' state supreme court has compelled the Commonwealth to honor gay marriage. I know people who think Mormonism's practice of polygamy is wrong but they chase every skirt available, and they are very married. People are as they are; religion has no place in politics.
Why is Romney's religion an issue now? Has he ever behaved in an unethical or prejudicial way. Has he performed his public duties guided by his religious principles in conflict with his constitutional oath of office? What exactly is the problem that promotes this rediculous debate?
We have two divorced catholic senators, one of whom is an internationally known philanderer, one gay rep who housed a man operating a male prostituion ring, a former gay rep who was censured by the House for inappropriate conduct with a male congressional page, a former president who committed perjury to conceal an in-White House affair with an intern and on and on. We also have an apparently ethical and competent governor who is a Mormon, never divorced. Will he have four 1st ladies? Good!
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
Mel:
It is clear to any serious student of Mormon doctrine that the "Mormon Church" does not believe "that the order of heaven is polygamy." You will find individual people within the Mormon Church who might believe that (including some people with leadership positions), but they are in a rapidly declining minority and in any case have no authority to determine Church doctrine on the matter. Indeed, the Church itself takes no doctrinal stance on whether polygamy has anything to do with heaven (although its stance against polygamist groups is no secret) -- just as it takes no doctrinal stance on (and, more relevantly, makes no doctrinal negations of) other doctrinally irrelevant issues. People who claim otherwise tend, based on my experience, to have an incomplete understanding of how the Mormon doctrine of revelation and the Mormon hierarchy function -- and perhaps understandably so, particularly if the observer's comparative frame of reference is the Catholic Church, whose hierarchy and revelation doctrine function very differently.
It is clear to any serious student of Mormon doctrine that the "Mormon Church" does not believe "that the order of heaven is polygamy." You will find individual people within the Mormon Church who might believe that (including some people with leadership positions), but they are in a rapidly declining minority and in any case have no authority to determine Church doctrine on the matter. Indeed, the Church itself takes no doctrinal stance on whether polygamy has anything to do with heaven (although its stance against polygamist groups is no secret) -- just as it takes no doctrinal stance on (and, more relevantly, makes no doctrinal negations of) other doctrinally irrelevant issues. People who claim otherwise tend, based on my experience, to have an incomplete understanding of how the Mormon doctrine of revelation and the Mormon hierarchy function -- and perhaps understandably so, particularly if the observer's comparative frame of reference is the Catholic Church, whose hierarchy and revelation doctrine function very differently.
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
In the Mormon Church, if a man is married in the temple "for eternity" and his wife dies, he can marry another woman in the temple - and they supposedly will both be his wives in the Celestial Kingdom (Mormon heaven) If the husband dies instead, and his wife marries again, she can only marry "for time". A man can have more then one wife in Mormon heaven.
Mel [Visitor] writes:
(Sorry, I put the name in the wrong place before. This is a response to Cantabridgian)
In the Mormon Church, if a man is married in the temple "for eternity" and his wife dies, he can marry another woman in the temple - and they supposedly will both be his wives in the Celestial Kingdom (Mormon heaven) If the husband dies instead, and his wife marries again, she can only marry "for time". A man can have more then one wife in Mormon heaven.
In the Mormon Church, if a man is married in the temple "for eternity" and his wife dies, he can marry another woman in the temple - and they supposedly will both be his wives in the Celestial Kingdom (Mormon heaven) If the husband dies instead, and his wife marries again, she can only marry "for time". A man can have more then one wife in Mormon heaven.
observe from afar [Visitor] writes:
the great gadfly is right. I hope the world sees this. Leave off the religious debate and discuss the attributes of the man. He might be the best candidate the country has had since the good old days when the general idea of being honest and moral was still in fashion.
VOTE ROMNEY because his history shows that he will be the better president. I think everyone is afraid the LDS church will take credit if he really is the best.
nobody likes to eat their words afterall, especially fanatics who accuse others of being a devil cult.
Butthen fanatics never concern themselves with facts or evidences.
Romney has my vote. He´s looks like he´ll at the very least put forth his best effort to serve his country.
VOTE ROMNEY because his history shows that he will be the better president. I think everyone is afraid the LDS church will take credit if he really is the best.
nobody likes to eat their words afterall, especially fanatics who accuse others of being a devil cult.
Butthen fanatics never concern themselves with facts or evidences.
Romney has my vote. He´s looks like he´ll at the very least put forth his best effort to serve his country.
Pennsylvanian for Romney [Visitor] writes:
OK folks lets keep our eye on the ball. We have a health care sysem in this county best described as a train wreck and Mitt Romeney is the only polititian that I know of that has come up with a workable solution, federal Government spending is out of control and he has demonstrated his ability to control government spending. Mitt Romney has a long track record of fixing broken institutions. This is the kind of leaderhship that we need. So lets stop talking about a religious pracice that he has never participated in and that his church has not participated in for over a century and talk about that he can do to fix this country.
Cantabridgian [Visitor] writes:
Observe / Pennsylvanian: Agree with your sentiment about the discussion (although not with your opinions on Romney -- I think anyone could fix the budget if they really wanted to, so that's not a reason for me to vote for him, while I disagree with his stance on many social issues, which is a reason for me to vote for someone else).
Mel: You're simply wrong on that doctrinal point. Your anti-Mormon literature is too old.
Mel: You're simply wrong on that doctrinal point. Your anti-Mormon literature is too old.
Hoosierfiddler [Visitor] writes:
Why can't we focus on the man's ABILITIES instead of his religion? He wants to run a country - not a church. Our campaigns in this country need cleaning up - all this chatter about something irrelevant to a person's character and record of political achievement CLOG up the decision-making process. can't we raise our standards as Americans to a higher level? Every comin gelection, I HOPE...but am disappointed in the low level comments that seem necessary to get to the finish. Get the facts: he has ONE wife and will not have another, he will NEVER desecrate the White House OR the Oval Office like a certain other president (does that APPEAL to just me or what?), there is NO scum to be found about this man....except opinion, which may itself be scum, so beware...base your opinions on FACTS. Raise the bar, Americans!
Codfish Press [Member] writes:
Hoosierfiddler,
I think Romney will get a pass on religion. Don't think religion will be an issue in the campaign. Early in the primary season, at least, I think he'll be an attractive candidate.
O'B.
Codfish Press
I think Romney will get a pass on religion. Don't think religion will be an issue in the campaign. Early in the primary season, at least, I think he'll be an attractive candidate.
O'B.
Codfish Press
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Greg O'Brien is editor and president of Codfish Press, a publishing and political /communications strategy company. He is the author/editor of several books, a Boston Metro newspaper columnist, a contributor to New York Metro, a freelance writer for national and regional magazines, a television script writer and a documentary producer.
He has contributed in the past to Boston Magazine, the old Boston Herald American, USA Today, The Arizona Republic, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, UPI, and is former editor and publisher of The Cape Codder newspaper and a former managing director of Community Newspaper Company of Boston.
He comments here about Boston and the world beyond, and about Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket on his local blog, Codfish Press.
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We used to play with Ronald Reagan the same way.
So of course, I must take this individual seriously.
Do I want a president who's religion sanctions polygamy? to this day, in fact. Fundamentalism is alive and well in the world of Mormon. And it is the worlds fastest growing religion.
Take that, Jesus Christ.