If he does become the Republican nominee, I like his chances against the incumbent And, of course, if he wins the election, he'd be the first Mormon (or, if you prefer, Latter-day Saint) in the White House. So, what does that look like?
- I suppose a Mormon president still serves wine...champagne...coffee...or whatever is served at the official "state dinners." Don't want to depart too radically from custom, right? Still, tax payers won't be footing the bill for his own quaffing.
- Mrs. Romney won't forever be linked with a rehab clinic....at least, you wouldn't expect.
- Does he take "worthy" Mormon Secret Service agents with him to the temple or does he just forgo temple attendance for four to eight years? Or...maybe he just goes "incognito"?
- Would nightstands in the White House offer a free Book of Mormon along with the Gideon's Bible? Maybe not...don't want to raise hackles on people obsessed with the separation of church and state.
Being a Mormon myself, I don't mind the idea of Romney for president. I am not dead set on it. Romney seems qualified to me: Undeniable leadership qualities, financial and economic acumen, and (as The Economist said), he vaguely resembles Buzz Lightyear (well, they think so, anyway).
I suppose Gingrich could be a good president, but he also strikes me as rather weird. I'd have a hard time taking him seriously.
One thing I find interesting about Romney and the reports of his chances in the media. I often hear something like "he says what people want to hear." Of course, Romney has been accused of weather-vaning (AKA, flip flopping), and I'm prepared to accept that. Outright pandering is rather off-putting, isn't it? And yet, how do you know if someone is talking common sense or just saying what you want to hear? I'm thinking they'd sound about the same, right?
Before the year is out, we'll know if American's are comfortable electing someone for president who was named after a piece of athletic equipment...
(Yes, I know it's not his first name)
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