"I would like to hear about this and other political issues concerning Mitt Romney. I believe that the moderator of this site is being irresponsible to allow comments that have nothing to do with the issue. Stick to the issues! Posted By Karen Houston TX"

Wow, lighten up, Karen! Nobody died and put you in charge.

A blog is what it is. People post whatever they feel like is important to them, and if other people find their comment interesting they post their own, and it goes from there. If nobody is interested in what someone says, they get ignored and the discussion moves on.

Whether you like every post or not, they mean something to someone if other people read them. Sometimes it's the LACK of big brother that lets a blog become really interesting and gives them appeal. Sometimes people even learn something.

So if you want to open a topic go ahead and say something, and if anybody cares about what you want to talk about, they'll answer. And if all you want to do is whine about what other people talk about, if someone finds that interesting they'll even answer that.

I did.

The difference you weak minded liberals is that your standard bearer, Hillarity, changes her mind poll to poll, debate to debate and much like John Kerry, sentence to sentence.

There is a difference in one doing that and someone changing positions over a PERIOD OF YEARS.

Do you see the difference, seconds to YEARS.

Romney has NEVER told one crowd or DEBATE AUDIENCE during this election cycle one thing and then told another crowd or audience another thing, NEVER.

Hillarity has done on MANY occasions and the most famous being her "answers" on the illegal immigrants getting licenses CHANGING from one DEBATE to the next DEBATE.

Yeah Tom, but she is ready to lead from day one……

She has never run ANYHING SUCCESSFULLY, her family – Failure as hubby had to cheat on her, Health care – Didn't happen, Campaign finance – Can you say "many dirty yen" and the topper, need to read this report and vote on the war, never read it, voted for it and BLAMES everyone else.

Her only real success was turning $1000 into a $100,000 overnight, even though experts have stated that doing so is impossibe UNLESS you knew something beforehand, I am sure Martha Stewart is happy about that..

Hubby was for Iraq, but now says he wasn't even though his OWN WORDS ON RECORD reflect otherwise.

ANYONE BUT A CLINTON 2008.

New advancements in sonogram technology has changed a lot of people's minds. If a picture is worth a thousand words, just imagine what seeing a 20 week old living and emotional fetus is worth. It should be a prerequisite to every abortion..

When Joseph Smith was alive he said archeology would prove the Book of Mormon and it has. I know of 3 proofs and I am sure if I look I will find more. One deals with Lehi's dream which is carved on a stone and currently is in the Smithstonion Institute. The 2nd is called the Great Wall and is in Peru. It is described as going from sea to sea and is the distance a Nephite can travel in a day. Today it does not go from sea to sea because just prior to the visit to the Nephites the Book of Mormon describes massive earthquakes and massive land changes for 3 days and 3 days of darkness. Agentina and Brazil were now there where there was an ocean or a gigantic lake. There was land to the east of Chile which extended as far at least to Easter Island. About 40 years ago there was an article in the Los angeles times regarding marble columns 200 miles off the coast of Chile which today is only around 200 feet deep. The Book of Mormon describes two groups of people totally 5000 each getting on ships and traveling to the northland around 200BC. If counting men ,women and children the total would have been
beteen 50,000 and 100,000 or so. These people were todays Mayans who apostized later and was into human sacrafices like the Aztecs. In fact the Aztecs were probably part of the original mayan clan until they killed their king and his family and scattered.
The Book of Mormon is only a 2nd witness to mission of Jesus Christ
in accordance with the Bibical Law of 2 witnesses.
The Book of Mormon was translated Urim and Thummun provided Joseph Smith and there is only one translati8on of these plates. Joseph Smith had to return the plates after he was finished tranlating what he was allowed to translate. There were many other plates which he was not allowed to translate. The Bible has many many translation from the original records which is why there are are so many scripures that only the Mormons understand in regard to the early Christians. Such scriptures as the Baptism of fire, baptism for the dead, new name and etc. One other I will cover because there is a astronomy proof for the date. Look at Malachi 4 verses 5 and 6. Elisha came to the first Mormon temple on 3 Apr 1836
with Elis,Moses and Jesus Christ to accept 1st Mormon temple and teach how temple ordances were to be performed.
What is the 1st constant of astronomy which was used to calculate Easter andn other events. Does 18.03 years before orbits repeat ring a bell. Well the date which Elisha appeared in the 1st Mormon Temple in Kirkland is 100
(18.03 years). If you subtract 1803 years from 1836 you get 33AD which is the date Jesus was Crusified. Preety smart of Jesus Christ right.

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I would like to hear about this and other political issues concerning Mitt Romney.
I believe that the moderator of this site is being irresponsible to allow comments that have nothing to do with the issue.
The article is about Mitts Pro-choice stance. He is Pro-Choice. That is important to me. I don't think that he is flip flopping as many do. I believe that when he was placed in a position of responsibiltiy that he had to take a hard look at where he stood, and he stood on the side of life. What is so hard to understand about that?

To all of you who have so little education or such a limited ability to communicate that you have to resort to name calling and relegion bashing to make some obscure or irrelevant point please do us all a favor and don't.

Stick to the issues!

If Romney thought he could get the nomination by being pro-choice, he would in a heartbeat. He knows this is Rudy's position, and its the position that can win him the presidency. Romney has flipflopped on his position over the years. I don't trust the man, and will certainly back Rudy for presidency.
Rudy is a Republican for Choice, and I am too.
http://www.republicansforchoice.com

Charles:

Why are you so hung up on Mormons? Do you honestly have so little to contribute to society that you feel bigger, justified, satisfied by poking at others beliefs?

At first, I thought you were a nutjob. Now I have utter pitty and compassion for you. How sad it must be to have nothing meaningful to spend your time doing that you have to spread lies, deceptions and mean spirited remarks.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. Jesus loves you.

This forum shows the ignorance and bigotry that are being preached out there most notably by the people who have been doing it since the inception of the LDS church. Preachers that are affraid of loosing money from thier congregations! It is plain, obvious, and if you ask them about it… they will deny it. Lets go form a mob and get these people out of here…! Oh wait what century are we in?

Charles from Salt lake or whatever your original posting was.
Your article on this posting is a duplicate of posting on previous article regarding Romney.

“Charles from SLC, you obviously have some issues to work through. You seem to make it your personal mission to post as much negative comments about the LDS church as possible. Here is an idea: MOVE OUT OF UTAH! Get on with your life and do something productive with your time.Sheesh people! This is America where freedom of religion IS allowed.”Posted By Reality Check : December 2, 2007 2:04 am
Dear “Reality Check” (i.e., Afraid to Use Actual Name):
First of all, I have lived in Utah for many decades and have a right as an American to live where I choose. I enjoy living in Utah, where I have learned to be tolerant of a great many ideas and concepts that I find peculiar, but while I may disagree with some of them I can nevertheless respect the rights of others to have them. Perhaps it would help you in your own personal growth to move to Utah as well for that very reason?
Second, the First Amendment that acknowledges our freedom to believe as we choose regarding religion also guarantees us freedom of speech. If Mitt Romney isn’t going to discuss the impact his faith system might have on his potential viability as President of the United States, he leaves it up to others who feel it is relevant to do so.
And it IS relevant, R.C. I didn’t write the Book of Mormon, but unlike a good many others I have read it. I don’t particularly mind if other people choose to believe in it, but I’m grateful I don’t have to. You see, any book purporting to be a scripture inspired by God that portrays God as a racist who “curses” people for their iniquity by giving them a “dark skin” so that His righteous, “light-skinned” people won’t be inclined to “mingle amongst them” (in other words, God is promoting segregation), and who then promises those same cursed people that if their descendents will one day become righteous again He will remove the curse and turn their skin white again as a “reward” – that book simply doesn’t impress me as being truly of God. And if you cannot see how having such a belief is relevant in considering a person for the office of President of the United States, then I take comfort in the assurance that my vote is going to cancel yours out.

It's always about religion. Always was and always will be. For me, a republican, I would rather vote for Hillary then Romney. A wolf is a wolf. A sheep is a sheep. But a wolf in sheep's clothing is evil and antichrist.
Unlike Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christianity, Mormonism does not include belief in a Trinity, in which the one God consists of three persons. Instead, Mormons believe that the "Godhead" is made up of three distinct beings who are "one in purpose" but not in being.

Some of these posts are so off topic!

Seriously, all you anti-mormon folks need to find a new website. Who the hell cares if you terminated your membership with the LDS church? This is a discussion about Mitt Romney.

I suppose that if he also likes to eat chicken for lunch, the PETA protestors should find the political ticker as a soapbox for their rant?

Seriously, if you don't care for the LDS church any more, move on. Charles from SLC, you obviously have some issues to work through. You seem to make it your personal mission to post as much negative comments about the LDS church as possible. Here is an idea: MOVE OUT OF UTAH! Get on with your life and do something productive with your time.

Sheesh people! This is America where freedom of religion IS allowed.

Pro-law released to pro-self opinion.

Despite his "ignore my religion"
speech,I think it's only fair to look
at how his religious views shape him.
One major LDS tenet thats constantly
pushed is the "put on your best face
all the time".It's engrained into
people in that church to put on that
veneer of "perfection".

This is EXACTLY what Romney does. His
slick veneer is something that comes directly out of his beliefs.It's part
of the LDS sales pitch,that everyone
in of our church is perfect and you can be too if you join us. It's a 24/7
sales pitch/missionary thing. And with
that he does say what people want to hear to sell them.We don't need a
leader like that. At the same time we
don't need one that is so hard headed
and arrogant that they won't listen to
anyone. Romney always sounds and acts
like he's trying to sell you a well used 92 Hyundai, and will tell you
what you want to hear to "get you into that car".

congrads Tim Swanson!!

what he says IS relevant to the topic of Mitt

deception, lies, more lies, hiding truth

not far from anything going on eh?

as a Mormon in a leader position

do you think that he maybe required to do things in the "church's" best interest?

the last prophecy or revelation that their "prophet" had was that black people can be accepted

this of course was AFTER the fact that the NCCA threaten to drop BYU because of no blacks

then and only then did their "prophet" suddenly hear from God and had this "revelation" that is ok to accept blacks

their leader Bringham Young
or bang'um young or bring them young
said qoute- unqoute
"if one drop of n@^^#r ( the dreaded N word) blood ever touched the priesthood ( their holding) it would anililate it"

shocking isn't it?

there is no way around it
a Mormon or moron president will- I said WILL have the LDS interest FIRST & FOREMOST

If the "prophet" declares something you bet your life he will follow

no thanks we don't need a cult member in office for president, or government period

wake up people !!!

Can you say Flip-Flop? He's got the look and feel of a pushy salesman. He'll say anything to get you to buy.

Am I the only one who wonders why this guy put his Mormon resignation on CNN instead of sending it to the church that can actually terminate his membership?

Tim Swanson Family:

Thank you so much for sharing your very personal experience with all of us. I wanted to also let you know how much I appreciate your quoting me from my book, By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus (listed on Amazon, for others who may be interested), regarding your intense encounter with the truth about the LDS Book of Abraham. In the years since that book was published I have had the privilege of reading many hundreds of such letters as yours, but I want you to know that your letter was particularly moving and meaningful to me.

If you would contact the book's publisher, they will give you my address. I'd like very much to hear from you personally.

May God bless you in your pursuit of a lasting and true relationship with Him.

This guy is a jerk who cannot even begin to contain his lying.

To Tim Swanson: What on earth does your current religion have to do with Mitt Romney's stance on abortion? Comments like yours are a complete waste of space.

As far as Romney goes. He said he would protect the current law if he was elected, which he did. His personal stance, then and now, was pro-life. Who cares?

As another poster said, lets move onto the real issues that every American has to deal with.

In an effort to avoid some of the expected heartaches ahead, and to squelch forthcoming rumors, we are sending you this letter. This is to inform you that as of Sunday, we are terminating our membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We request the permanent removal of both of our names from church membership records.

We understand there may be a thirty day church-prescribed waiting period. If possible, please waive this condition and process our request as soon as possible. We also request that the term "excommunication" not be used in any way regarding this matter since we are voluntarily leaving the LDS church. After this process is complete, please send us written confirmation stating that our membership was terminated at our request and for no other reason.

We want our friends and family in the LDS church to know that our decision to leave the church has nothing to do with the people, or personalities, or any "sin" on our part. Our decision is based solely on our conclusion that we now believe the Book of Mormon is not real history about real people. We believe it is a nineteenth century work of fiction produced by Joseph Smith, Jr. The Book of Mormon is called the "keystone" of the LDS religion. Consequently, when that keystone failed, Mormonism came down with it, crumbling to the ground in a heap of rubble.

In our studies, we have found it impossible to ignore certain facts regarding this book, some of which include: impossible population growth, conclusive DNA proof that the "principal ancestors" of the Native American people were of Asian descent, zero archeology, wrong plants and animals, steelmaking, language issue, the eyebrow-raising translation process, etc. . .

For a long time, we believed, in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Perhaps we could have continued our walk with the Latter Day Saints had these been the only problems we encountered. Then we had to wrestle with the numerous "first vision" accounts, the Adam/God teachings, polygamy, racism, Joseph's numerous affairs, magic, occultism, masonry/temple connection, and finally, his dying in a gun battle with the Masonic distress call on his lips and his magic Jupiter talisman still in his pocket. Despite the bleak picture this painted, we still believed.

B.H. Roberts's loss of faith in the Book of Mormon as expressed in his 400 page manuscript "Book of Mormon Difficulties" helped seal the book's fate for us. Also, the fact that "Mormonism" or "the fullness of the gospel," is not even contained in the Book of Mormon. Doctrinal conflicts with the Bible came later as Joseph became bolder. We now reject all of the church's non-biblical teachings. We especially reject any dilution of Christ's' sacred atonement, such as the offensive doctrine of "blood atonement," as if we could "add to" what the Savior has already done for us. When hanging on the cross, "He declared, 'It is finished' (in Greek, literally meaning: 'Paid in full…'"

In all sincerity, we have wondered why the Book of Abraham is still accepted as LDS scripture. It has been proven beyond any doubt to not be a 4000 year old document written by the hand of Abraham, nor is it a record of anything remotely Christian. The fact remains that it is a 2000 year old common Egyptian funeral document. It is inexplicable to suggest that pagan priests would have "woven" or "hidden" in a coded manner, Abraham's true gospel knowledge among their false teachings. As far back as 1970, the RLDS church dumped it and pronounced it as "simply the product of Joseph Smith's imagination. . . ." Utah Mormons should have done the same.

For us, the Book of Abraham disclosure was the lethal blow to our testimonies about Joseph's prophetic calling or abilities. For years we just never took a close look at it, thinking Professor, Hugh Nibley, had it under control. We figured that he was much smarter than us and he's fine with it. It must be OK. Granted, we're not scholars as he was, but we are smart enough to know when there's a trout in our milk! At this stage of our letter, it seems almost pointless to continue on and mention other hurdles like the white Lamanite warrior, "Zelph," the six foot tall Quaker-dressed moon men, or the Kinderhook deception.

In the end, we must agree with Thomas Ferguson's conclusion. Disillusioned after searching more than 25 years for archeological evidence to validate the Book of Mormon, he was forced "to admit that the case against Joseph Smith was absolutely devastating and could not be explained away." Another writer, who reported on the Joseph Smith papyri affair, concluded that "even the most devastating acts of disconfirmation will have no effect whatever on true believers. . . . Why? Because cultural Mormons, of course, do not believe in the historical authenticity of Mormon scriptures in the first place. So there is nothing to disconfirm."

His observation became apparent to us as we sought answers to some tough questions. Alternative theories to what the Book of Mormon declares abound among our trusted, well-informed Mormon friends and family. Frankly, their heartfelt 'spins' were dizzying. We, however, are weary of it all and can no longer pretend to believe. If you or anyone would like to discuss any of these things further, know that you are always welcome in our home. But our decision to exit the church is final. Also, know that we hold no ill feelings or antagonism toward the church or anyone in it. We are painfully aware of how our decision will alter our relationships with all of our LDS friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members.

Finally, we are aware that most members who leave the LDS church become atheists and abandon God altogether. This is not the case with us. It is precisely because we believe we have found Christ that we take each others hand and confidently make this giant leap into Christianity. We are already attending a thriving, bible-based Christian church, here in Orem. It was only after we removed the "Joseph Smith filter" from our minds and simply read the Holy Bible that our eyes were opened to the Good News about Jesus Christ. We believe in the biblical doctrines of grace, the atonement, and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ as taught plainly in the New Testament. For us, Christ is enough!

For the reasons listed above, we hereby resign our membership in the LDS church.

To those who say the abortion issue affects only a small minority … no, it affects almost everyone: women of childbearing age, parents and grandparents with daughters and grandaughters To those who note his beliefs seems to be adjustable to fit the constituency to which he is appealing … right on. To those say that pro-choice is a minority position … every poll says that is not true. And to everyone, there is a bigger issue here, and that is the efforts of the Religious Right to, by law, impose their religious beliefs on all of us. Like the extremists in the Middle East.

Mitt Romney’s endorsement of a marriage amendment (defining marriage as between one man and one woman) raises warning flags for a good many reasons – not the least of which is the outrageous sense of hypocrisy such a position has for any practicing Mormon.

Mormons today blandly refer to their polygamous heritage as something almost “quaint” that took place long ago, and stress merely that “they don’t do that anymore.” And yet, the doctrine of Plural Marriage is still a deeply ingrained principle of Latter-day Saint faith that has never been renounced.

Few people outside of Utah today realize that Mormons who advocate this “one man, one woman” definition to marriage are doing so not so much to address the idea of gay marriage as they are to continue to prosecute their crusade against modern-day fundamentalist Mormons who still try to practice a polygamous lifestyle out of a sense of religious conviction. Not all of these people are crazed control freaks like Warren Jeffs, by the way – the vast majority of them are simply otherwise normal folks who happen to like very large families. But in attempting to live as their conscience dictates, they have also committed the unforgivable offense of embarrassing the Orthodox LDS church – thereby incurring official wrath and persecution.

Very ironic, really, for the LDS to wage persecution against people today for doing the very thing they believe their ancestors were persecuted for over a century ago.

I would be more inclined to take Romney’s position seriously if the LDS church were to utilize its own perceived authority to perform ordinances on behalf of the dead (such as eternal marriages) and posthumously annul all polygamous marriages that had taken place during the 19th century between roughly 30 women and Joseph Smith; the 27 or so women and Brigham Young; and all other polygamous pioneer Mormons – including Romney’s own ancestors.

Until then, it is no wonder Mitt Romney doesn’t want to publicly discuss his religion.

True pro-lifers don't care when or how the conversion to pro-life happened. Most pro-lifers converted over at some point. He was pro-life in his personal life always. He's pro-life, who cares about the story? Let's get on to other issues, can we?

Mitt is pro choice if it means getting elected in Massachusetts then he becomes pro life to get the GOP nomination!

Sounds a lot like Mitt Flop to me, where are his convictions?

What will he believe after the election?

Demsmustgo,
Way to make my point. Instead of focusing on the issues at hand, let us all turn our attention to the Democratic presidential nominee from two elections ago. Don't forget Hillary, we all hate her, and what about gay marriage. We need to be sure to touch on all the major issues of interest to the typical GOP voter (i.e. clue<)

I was for abortion before I was against it…

Democrats "flip-flop" but Republicans 'change their mind'??? …so now let's whine about the liberal, left-wing media. BOO HOO Mitt!

Anyone know of this other con man from Tennesse named Al Gore ,ya he wants everyone to buy into one of his companies that helps with global warming by selling you solar panels and carb credits what ever the hell they supposed to be!

Since the pro-life/pro-choice issue is is a wedge of very little consequence on the everyday lives of a very high percentage of Americans it is ideal for Republicans. It serves two purposes: 1) it moralizes their base, that 30% of sanctimonious Americans who really only have two requirements for a presidential candidate (pro-life and anti-gay); and 2) it tends to distract the rest from the real issues a president should be dealing with (war, economy, national security, infrastructure, and foreign policy). If a GOP candidate is forced to actually discuss the issues he loses but, he can manage to keep the topic of discussion focused squarely on issues that play to our baser (and sometimes racists/xenophobic) instincts, they have a very good chance of winning the election.

As far as I'm concerned there is no difference between pro-choice and pro war. Taking a life is taking life. What's the difference between a two month old fetus and an eighteen year old soldier? About eighteen years. With so many people incarcerated for the rest of their lives in our prison systems or on death row, this right to life argument is a pretty weak one. America is a blood thirsty culture. As long as the New World Order has boots to fill, they don't care. America, Europe(the eastern and western blocs) are run by all the same families, we have no sovereignty or individual beliefs, we are simply here to fulfill their globalist agenda. All these wars are simply acts in their play. The name of the play is simple, "How To Conquer The World In A Hundred Years." Wake up people you are serving the will the few. We are huddled yearning masses you keep hearing about.

This guys stance on abortion depends on who he's talking too, much like his stance on immigration.

The factors that determine life and what is life and how important life can be to both a mother and infant are far more complicated than blanket generalizations that are summarized as "Pro-Life" and "Pro-Choice." We all want choices and I doubt anyone is truly against life. All of us, including the media need to go through some rigorous maturity on the topic of abortion. Big time.

My take on Romney is that he is a CEO personality raised in the culture of corporatism. To him, policy positions are advertising. The purpose of advertising is to get the consumer to buy your product. If the consumer doesn't respond to your advertising or if you try to open up another market, you adjust your advertising to appeal to the market you are in.

For example, when you are Southwestern Bell your advertising says that AT&T is no good and no one should do business with them. Then, when you buy AT&T, you argue that AT&T is the brand you can trust and everyone should do business with them.

These people never say what they think, because what they think is that they should have lots of power and lots of money and others should have less power and less money.

This is why Romney is vexed when people criticize his flip-flops (it is fun to apply that phrase to a Conservative.) Don't they understand that when you are running for Governor of Massachussetts, you HAVE to be in favor of abortion rights. But, when you are trying to get the hayseed vote in the South, you HAVE to be against those rights?

The Republicans were the first to start negative ads?

I'm shocked.

No, really.

It makes perfect sense. When a republican changes his position it is a reasoned cerebral catharsis. Of course when a democrat does it is flip-flopping. Right Rush and Hannity? Keep those koolaid mixers running hate jocks. America seems to be coming out of the fog of your delusions and twisted logic.

Okay, If it has to do with the government not being able to tell a woman what to do with her own body then why can't I do Crack Cocaine? And why if a woman does Crack Cocaine is there an Explication of "Let who has not sinned cast the first stone" available to get her off the hook?

Let's get to the bottom of this, before it's 1929 again.

http://www.golden-lamp.com

Fascinating to watch the GOP candidates complain about hit jobs etc. when the press prints the facts.

Mitt changed his mind. OK. What is hypocritical is that when Kerry changed his mind the GOP screamed "flip-flop." When Mitt changes his mind, he's just evolving. What's sauce for the goose is certainly sauce for the gander.

Another GOP candidate allergic to the truth is Rudy who didn't want anyone to know how much tax money was being spent his trips to a love nest. He tried to hid it by taking it out of obscure funds: its not the crime that will kill your chances, its the cover-up.

When a Democrat does it it's cause for ridicule and chants of 'flipflop' from the brain dead right, so quit whining Mitty!

God, leave the guy alone about this. He's pro-life, get over it.

You weren't wrong, Romney, you increasingly buffoonish cartoon, you're being expedient now to, for some stupid reason, attract the shrinking power and size of the far religiously deluded right wing of this country.

Their time is over. Good thing. It was getting close to revolution time.

Keep your faith. Practice it freely, but keep your superstitions to yourselves. Not everyone is chained to a myth, and a badly constructed one at that:
I love to watch sputtering christian extremists try to answer why, if Jesus performed all these amazing miracles and everything, not a single contemporary of the man wrote down one single word.

It was all made up later. Pretty good fairy tale, and I'll bet a *human* philosopher (maybe named Jesus) was way ahead of his time in understanding how social intercourse would have to improve to promote more justice for all.

The extremist christian, as John Lennon once said, have confused the man for the message.

You ignore his words, yet use his man-created divinity to force others to think as you do.

Can everyone say: FLIPFLOP?

Mr. Romney, allow me to harp again. WHY do you persist in making abortion a constant topic of discussion when there are so many other topics we need to confront? Abortion and gay rights, to name two topics, affect a tiny little proportion of our population.

You need discuss your plans for providing medical care to everyone in America. You need to talk about overhauling our schools–I read that fourth graders aren't even learning to read now.

I don't care about your religion as long as you don't show up on my doorstep.

Let's get on with the IMPORTANT topics!

It's not just the media. Most people can smell a shameless liar like this one. Sorry Mitt, being this slick won't cut it for most of us.

Have any of the Romney people looked into the connection of the Thompson campaign and a Tennesse con man named Joe Merlo that runs a business opportunity scam called Energy Automation Systems? Word is that Thompson has pressured Tennessee officials to go light on the con that Merlo is running. I think this one is going to burst before Thompson can gain any traction. Watch for Huckabees people to bring to light the Tennnesse corruption and the lawyers and judges involved in helping maintain the Joe Merlo/Energy Automation Systems fraud.

a lot of people in this country have shifted to pro-life since the 1960s when the Democrats were against abortion. Back then , the Republicans were in favor of abortion . Ironic, isn't it?