Had I not known that you are a Mormon who doesn't like to keep your faith private, I would have taken your kind words about Romney more seriously.

Religion and politics just doesn't mix. That's where the conversations stop.
I respect your religion and please respect my freedom from your religion.
I liked Romney for his standing on issues and good management up to when you started to speak for him as a Mormon. Now I have to think again, although I know some Mormons are actually against him.

We must keep our country secular for us to stay united as a nation.
This may seem illogical to you, but this makes sense to me.
Good luck to your candidate!

As for the religion-bashers....time to actually 'live' your religion.
LDS members are wonderful Christians. We can show you references in the Old and New Testaments where our faith is right in line with early Christian teachings. The Book of Mormon is another testament of Christ.......remember the "other sheep I have which are not of this fold" message? If you believe in Jesus Christ, then surely you believe all his words and promises?

Go Mitt – the best GOP hope we have out there.
Romney is competent, a proven leader, innovative, and will bring change
to Washington. Anyone who has been as successful as he has been
will be respected from the get-go when trying to clean-up, take-out,
buckle-down, downsize, etc. all the EXCESS baggage that DC
is hoarding.

God has given me peace. May he give you charity and common sense.

I thought it was very telling when Romney confronted Huckabee on his tax record in Arkansas that Huckabee had been misrepresenting. Romney, in reality, opened the door for Huckabee to rebutt what Romney was claiming... and he didn't. Romney exposed Huckabee by providing the truth.

It was also very telling when Romney confronted McCain on his stance on the Bush tax cuts and immigration. Romney gave McCain every opportunity to demonstrate that what Romney was saying was incorrect or misrepresentative of his positions. McCain did not. Romney exposed McCain by providing the truth.

If you want a candidate that is not willing to expose others for misrepresenting themselves then go ahead and vote for another candidate. If you want a candidate that will not be willing to aggressively expose the lies and misrepresentations of the democratic candidates in the November election, then vote for another candidate. If you want to continue to believe that it is more important to feel comfortable and deceived then vote for another candidate.

The last republican debate was VERY interesting. When McCain or Huckabee attempted to misrepresent Romney's record he successfully defended himself and demonstrated they were incorrect in their misrepresentations of his true record.

I would say Yes. Yes, they have money therefore contribute more to our economy, and they also speak english and understand our culture.

Now obviously this is a broad generalization, but the number of illegal candians who enter this country is vastly smaller than the southern border. Granted, the canadian government is a lot more efficient than the mexican.

May God give you His Peace.

McCain is as negative as it gets. Do you listen to him when he campaigns live? He is awful!

Romney's contrast ads were useful.

Your passion for Romney is appreciated. My two problems are this, 1) Since the You Tube debates, he has been attacking other candidates. If he would stand firm and point the facts you mention about his record, I would have more respect for him. On several occassions he has taken things out of context. I liked Romeny in the first debate months before the You Tube, but his personality I liked, changed. 2) None of the candidates stand out as a leader, passionate about America and it's citiznes, except for Paul.

I know they will all lie to try to be elected. As far as Romney, I liken it to ths. When people go to an interview, they prepare and have an idea of what questions will be asked. Most people try to give the answers an employer would want to hear, so they can get hired. What I hear from Mitt, more than any other candidate, is exactly this. He is saying what people want to hear. He is competely transparent. I don't care for Paul, but waht he says comes from his heart and waht he believes. He is passionate about his beliefs, though I may not agree with him.

Huckabee was on Leno, your handlers said "JUMP"!

Ron Paul was on Leno, your handlers said "stand down".

As a citizen of the USA I demand equal coverage of all of the cantidates from all media outlets!

Go RON PAUL!

Perhaps it's time to just leave the ignorant in peace. They will say ignorant things, do ignorant things and be ignorant people. We know better. They can bash us all they want and what will we do? Just as Christ said and turn the other cheek. They have no desire to learn the true principals we have, so maybe it's time we stop pushing. Even our correcting their misled notions isn't working, so lets just move on and focus the fight on our individual candidate (whoever it may be). Yes, the field is white, but they are not ready to harvest, nor is this the true forum for such conversations!

And to everyone else:

How can insulting us, our faith and our principals help you in your guide to "save" us. You only prove to turn us off further. How about you focus yourselves to the issues as well and let us practice what, how, and where we want.

If Romney pandered to everyone then no one would be complaining.

The liberal media in Massachusetts has Romney in their cross hairs because he didn't buckle under their pressure on liberal issues while Governor. They are painting him as a "flip flopper" because he wasn't... and they know he won't be going forward.

The only issue where Romney has changed his public position is Pro Choice to Pro Life. I can assure you that if he had gone from Pro Life to Pro Choice he would have been painted as becoming enlightened on the issue instead of being a "flip flopper" on the issue.

Ask yourself why a liberal media and a democrat would endorse McCain and not Romney if they thought they could manipulate Romney.

You are impying that Mormons cannot love God with all of their heart, soul, and mind? No one who knows a good member of the Mormon Church would seriously believe what you are implying.

When my Great Grandmother, a life long member of the Mormon Church, passed away at 91 years of age a local Pastor who had known her for more than 60 years stated that she was more Christ-like and loved God more than any other person he had ever met. I guess that makes him a liar.

You are bigoted and deceived beyond your own comprehension and you wear your ignorance on your sleeve.

If you don't like the truth about what you're hearing regarding your candidate – vote for the other-

ROMNEY 2008!!!

I can't wait to see a Recent Harvard Grad debate an ex-Harvard Grad with 30+ experience debate!!! AHH THE beauty of experience

ROMNEY!!!

1. Reduce spending on schools which resulted in limited or no school bus services in most towns (particularly the smaller towns)

2. Reduce services to the mentally ill which essentially removed mentally ill people (many of whom were Vietnam veterans) from state healthcare to the street. The end result being a large upsurge in violent drug related crime and a huge population of hemless living in what used to be the lovely Boston common

3. Increasing fees on virtually everything. He never increased "taxes" mind you as this is political suicide but if he could think of a user fee to add he did. Anyone who actually thinks about this realizes how stupid it is as I can deduct increased local and state taxes from my federal taxes but cannot deduct user fees. Very bright

Anyway, that is just one Republicans perspective from Mitt Romney's "home" state. If you like more fees, less services, more homeless, more crime and less education by all means vote Mitt

Foreigner

You are right. Romney is the only republican candidate that can beat Obama.

The democrats and the liberal media are the only ones saying the McCain can beat Obama.

Ask yourself this question... if you were a boxer and you had a choice to fight someone, who would you want to fight, someone you know you can beat or someone who you know could beat you or give you a close match?

The reason the democrats and liberal media want McCain to win is because that is who they want to run against in November... because they know they can beat him. They don't want a viable republican candidate to oppose. They don't want to run against Romney.

I have dear, dear Mormon friends. All ex-LDS missionaries...and we still remain good friends. I have received and read, " a Marveleous Work and a Wonder"; your BoM (3 times); your original BoM; D&C; Mormon Doctrine; "The Miracle of Forgiveness' ; "Truth Restored", Gospel Principles"; "Jesus: the Christ"; various LDS student manuals; "Studies of the Book of Mormon," etc.
Do you think that I've may have given your religion a fair shake? Feel free to throw out any of your teachings, and I'll let you know if I've read it. If you don't think I have just pull out a page number and I'll locate it for you.
would I connect with mormon.org or lds.org ? Why? Those websites are meant to mislead people into believing something other then their existing history and teachings. Lets not confuse people.
I'm sure you are sincere about what you believe, but facts are facts. Remember we are to love the Lord God with all our heart, soul and MIND.

You are wrong about McCain's funding. Look it up. The majority of McCain's funding for his nomination has come from Washington Lobbyists. He even acknowledges that fact. Why should it surprise anyone? McCain is a long term Washington insider.

You don't change things in Washington by accepting funding from lobbyists who at some point will call the favor in.

You are right, "A" students don't always do well in life. Are you saying that a man who has been married to the same woman for 30+ years, raised a good family, turned around numerous businesses that employ 1,000's of people, and turned a multi-billion dollar deficit in Massachussets into a surplus hasn't demonstrated his abilities?

Mitt Romney didn't accept a salary from the "voters money" as Governor of Massachusetts. Are you implying that he would have been a better Governor if he would have accepted their money?

The fact is that Mitt Romney has raised more funding from the "voters" than McCain has. Look it up... it is in the public records.

Bottom line is that none of your arguments are based on fact and they are not logical.

Cult, you belong to a devil worshiping cult that is why Romney scares you, you can't be around someone with convictions of his/her own faith. It makes you uncomfortable people have deep beliefs in God, Jesus Christ or whatever the belief is.

If you want to poision someones soul, do it to yourselve and SHUTUP!

Go Mitt!

As an independent–I learned a long time ago that "voting for the best time, at the best time in history, is the best thing."

My vote for Reagan–was right on.
My vote for Clinton–was far better than 4 more years of Bushe–The elder.

My vote for Gore–was a good thing.

My vote for Edwards–stands to correct many government misconceptions and judgement errors related to economic theory–and necessary government regulation. And should redirect our focus as a market driven "society" –and a better standard bearer and benchmark for other nations in the global economy. He is the only candidate who has the agenda and passion to affect meaningful changes in the current Washington paradigm–restoring representation by ALL Americans at the negotiating table. No more secret meetings–no more closed doors to the public that put the public servants in place!

Huckabee the most educated? Huckabee didn't even finish theology school. He dropped out.

Romney graduated with honors from Harvard with a juris doctorate in law and a Masters in Business Administration.

Huckabee is a shyster. He has made more misstatements on the issues than all of the other candidates combined. He has not even been able to provide credible answers to the issues during the debates. He constantly stammers and stumbles. The reason that the other candidates smirk when he tries to answer the questions is because they know he is clueless and a fraud. When Thompson called Huckabee to the carpet on Guatonimo Bay Huckabee was dumbfounded.

If Huckabee were really smart he would not make comments on subject matters that he doesn't understand. I can't think of anything more dangerous than having a person in a decision making position who "pretends" to know an issue. Huckabee would be a loose cannon in the White House.

I appreciate your detailed analysis between McCain and Romney.
If McCain did rank 790 out of 795 at the Naval Academy, he may be a very independent thinker. As many know, 'A' students don't necessarily excel in life.
Bill Gates did not even finish college.

One problem I have with Romney is that he is not supported by the general public, while McCain collected every dollar from individuals in our country. I even like Romney's illegal immigration standing better than McCain's, but McCain has the conviction and character of a trustworthy president and he does listen to the American people enough for him not to vote for the Dream Act. Religion is not a problem for me. I would even vote for a Muslim if he or she is the best qualified and trustworthy candidate. But too much religion like Huckabee is not acceptable for the White House. In order to keep Americans united, we must stay secular.

Had Romney funded his own campaign with voters' money, I would feel more comfortable about him as our president.

Once a candidate is voted in, the voters pretty much lose control. You must be able to say to yourself that you can trust your candidate before you cast the vote.

I am a fifth generation of the Mormon Church and I would encourage anyone to read the Book of Mormon to find out what the Mormons really believe. There is no better way to find out about something than right from the source.

Another great resource for those interested is lds.org or mormon.org.

Let me ask a logical and obvious question, if you wanted someone to understand what you believed who would you want them to ask, someone who believed in the same things that you do or someone else?

Anyone who honestly wanted to understand what the Mormon faith teaches would get it straight from the Mormon Church... not from a third party with a questionable anti-religion agenda.

Ignorance is a scary thing.

Romney's attacks were misleading and created an artificial divide. He has admitted that deportation of all illegals is not feasible, and further admitted that McCain's plan was not amnesty despite the attack ad claims and talk radio rhetoric. Romney called the visa reform plan reasonable. That plan included substantial penalties, background checks, language requirements, and other measures. Once again, Romney and most other candidates recognize a need for comprehensive immigration reform beyond border control. McCain was the one who tried something instead of leaving a growing problem for later.

Romney's attacks also deceived on tax cuts. McCain's approach was fiscally responsible. He wanted tax cuts, but knew spending also needed limitation. Failing to cut both sides means a growing deficit and debt to be handled later and with more pain. McCain recognizes that we're in a bad position because China owns a lot of our debt. Romney is smart on the business side there, but seems to have little sense of the foreign policy considerations and potential security/human rights issues.

McCain is hardly one issue. He recognizes that we've left too many problems for later. The environment, health care, social security obligations, debt, education. He refused to bend on non-emergency subsidies because of the negative trade impacts and market bent. What did Romney pay and say to place higher in Iowa? It is easy to disagree with McCain on one or several issues, but at least he'll help to push DC past deadlock and divide. Others have misrepresented his foreign policy positions. I urge you to look at his longer explanations. Look beyond others polish, and beyond what are obvious jokes to certain audiences. He favors soft diplomacy and multilateralism, but once we're there, there are consequences of a hasty departure. He spoke of long term basing, but in terms of a mutual Japan scenario, not current violence and casualty rates. Engagement and agreements are necessary to ensure both fair trade and the kinds of human rights standards which will reduce worldwide violence. Negotiation by taking options off the table means immediate concession of our values and open market.

Character is a lot more important than a single issue or party line.

I think if we voted today, no one could beat Barack Obama. I'm even tempted to vote for him when I hear his speeches. They make me forget how much he differs from me on the basic role of government.

But this is a long road, and Obama has hardly been scrutinized at all. Eventually, the fervor will die down and people will start to look at his record and his experience. Depending on what that scrutiny yields, he could remain formidable or lose steam. The point is that it's way too early to assess who could beat him.

Until a few weeks ago, my least favorite candidate on the Republican side was Giuliani. But I've liked him in the debates. My new least favorite candidate is Mike Huckabee. Using Mitt Romney's religion as a weapon in Iowa was inexcusable. Under no circumstances will I cast a vote for Mike Huckabee.

He wouldnt have to do that, if the media was giving him coverage that he deserves. The media dint even wna talk abt him. The only reason his name started coming up in media is when people like hucabee attacked him.

Mitt Romney is a hugely successful proven business Leader, insider of US & Int’l financial markets, fairly successful Governor & a Political Leader, successful husband & father and a religious person; who stands shade taller than Mike. In the best interest of America Mike should put his ego aside and must accept Romney is better qualified to deal with present crisis and he can be a good team as Vice President with Mitt Romney. They can be a formidable team and will go down in the history as one of the best Team, American’s ever had.

Media is scared to discuss Romney’s all round fair achievements as compared to others in the field. Rather than discussing real Leader with a proven track record of hard work, experience, intelligence & character, under Semitism they are trashing him 24/7 for being a Mormon. As if elected he will force every one to convert to Mormon. This is the same Media who never raised any objections when a Mormon Democrat Harry Reid became Senate Majority Leader.

Vote Romey all the way

McCain is out of step on the issues of tax cuts and illegal immigration. McCain’s only platform is based on military and war. Every question that he is asked on the issues he relates back to the military or war. Even his perspective of saving/cutting taxes is nothing more than stopping the corruption in military spending. McCain is a one issue wonder.

McCain really believes he is running for Secretary of Defense, not President of the United States. If you would like a person whose whole perspective revolves around the military and war then McCain is your man and your candidate. Go vote for him.

If you want a candidate who has a strong grasp of the issues this country faces from a broad perspective and has demonstrated leadership in both the private and public sectors, then you need to seriously consider Mitt Romney. No other republican candidate has his skillset or ability.

There is nothing more contrasting between Romney and McCain than their educational backgrounds. McCain graduated from a military school, the Naval Academy, at the bottom of his class, number 790 out of 795. Romney graduated with honors from Harvard with a juris doctorate in law and a Masters in Business Administration.

Their educational backgrounds demonstrate the differences between them. One has a formal education in military and war. The other has a formal education in law, economics, and business.

(Psalms 82:6) I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

do all christians believe this verse from the bible or only mormons?

Not to influence anyone's think, but I would strongly suggest that Mormons and non-Mormons read it for what it is, so that, you will get a better idea of how much power and pressure and the Mormon Church uses.

Well documented with LDS materials that are available to checkout. Also, it is written by a ex- military and sixth generation Mormon.

As for the Democrats, I will vote for their nominee. Eight more years of Conservatism will bankrupt the country. Those people never met a deficit they didn't like. I personally am beginning to wonder if the Conservative strategy isn't to bankrupt the federal government so as to finally do away with the hated Social Security and Medicare programs.

Ok, the Democrats...

Hillary :
She talk's alot about experience, but...what experience? Being a shady lawyer in a backwater state with a closet full of skeletons. Or maybe being the first lady now qualifies one to be the most powerful person in the world? NOT!

Obama :
He's always talking about change, the reason? Because he is a junior senetor who has very little experience in anything except local issues. So...presto "Change". This will all wear off soon. We have 11 Months to go and his message will wear thin early in that time.

Edwards :
He's just too angry, probably because he's been doing this for a few go rounds now and it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

And the Republicans...

Huckabee :
Well gee wiz let me think of something. Christianity is his only message that resonates with anyone. So if that's your thing, he's your man. He's just not a candidate that can win...the nomination or the election.

Thompson :
Represents the current administration too much. You get the feeling he's getting his advice from Dick Cheney.

McCain :
He is a patriot, but thats sort of where it ends. Thanks for your service John! But It's just not gonna happen, whether you dilute the process by winning New Hampshire or not.

Ron Paul :
Great message. Getting back to the constitution, great. But many of his other ideas are just...out there. And he suffers an unelectable personality issue. Again, he's not going to win.

Giuliani :
Good man, was in the right place to handle the 9/11 crisis, but couldn't beat Hillary in a Senate race, why does he think he'll be President? Sorry Rudy.

So...Governor Romney. :
A guy who's a family man, finished at the top of his class, headed up an Olympics, has done great in business and knows how to run a government! None of the other candidates come close in terms of qualifications! Take a closer look for yourself and get behind the right person for the job!