“I was disappointed in Romney’s statement,” said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Americans United executive director. “The founders of our Constitution meant for religion and government to be completely separate. Romney is wrong when he says we are in danger of taking separation too far or at risk of establishing a religion of secularism.
“I was particularly outraged that Romney thinks that the Constitution is somehow based on faith and that judges should rule accordingly, “ Lynn said. “That’s a gross misunderstanding of the framework of our constitutional system.....
“I was also disappointed that Romney doesn’t seem to recognize that many Americans are non-believers,” Lynn continued. “Polls repeatedly show that millions of people have chosen to follow no spiritual path at all. They’re good Americans too, and Romney ought to have recognized that fact.....
The fact that Romney even posed in the same manner that John F. Kennedy did was really over the top. Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish even has a picture of Romney posing just like Kennedy:
(picture from The Daily Dish)
Romney's "speech" did not convince me to vote for him. Is this just another example of Romney's slickness? I confess that I am old enough to remember John F. Kennedy as both a presidential candidate and as President. (I saw candidate Kennedy at a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.) Romney is not a JFK.
President Kennedy was a military veteran. Romney is not. Romney seems to have some disdain for military service. When asked why none of his five sons had not been in the military, Romney said they were helping him get elected. Does that mean that after the election one or all of them will sign up for military service?? I doubt it.
--- The next time there is a Republican debate, I'd like to see some good questions from Americans. Why do we have to endure the TV commentators asking the questions or choosing which You Tube question to use?**** Why did Mike Huckabee attack Huffington Post? Did the Huffington Post's story on Wayne Dumond get too close to the truth?
