Romney's Saving Grace

Unlike the other Mormon presidential contender (Jon Huntsman) who minimized and all-but-denied his religious affiliation to placate the masses, Mitt Romney didn't. He boldly (and bravely) announced that he wasn't changing anything about his faith.

Romney may be wishy-washy about everything else. But when the opportunity arose to discard something as "unnecessary" and "politically toxic" (by modern standards) as his religion, Romney wouldn't budge.

He may not be a "true conservative", but Romney is a faithful Mormon. He obviously believes in bedrock principles over which he is unwilling to negotiate. If he is elected U.S. President -- and continues to abide by those precepts -- our country certainly will be no worse off because of it.

EDIT: Then there's this turd (aka, the other "faithful Mormon" in high office), who hasn't passed a Senate budget in three years. He is the perfect counter-argument to my thesis above.

2nd EDIT: A good friend sent me this link to remind me why I voted for Ron Paul in the last election. If America had the good sense to vote for Ron Paul, we'd get out of this mess a lot sooner than later. But America, I fear, will keep this "Jeremiah" in the pit -- until she is carried away into Babylon.