Not a finger to the Wind but Feet to the Fire

First of all, I saw nothing especially strange about the Herman Cain add of recent controversy. OK, a slightly strange closing but…

But let me talk about Mitt Romney again. As someone who is also part of an unpopular faith I have been baffled by Mitt Romney being portrayed as someone without principles, unable to take a clear stand on the issues. The idea that he would change his views on a whim, depending on how the winds were blowing on any particular day, just would not ring true to me. I cannot believe a good and moral man, let alone a man of faith, could be wishy washy.

So I googled Mormon views on government and Mormon views on global warming. I found nothing definitive but the anecdotal evidence from various online sources was compelling.

Though the Mormons have a general distrust of government they appear to have embraced FDR’s new deal; what conservatives see as one of the origins of big government.

On man made global warming Huntsman, another Mormon Presidential candidate, shares the same views as Mitt Romney. In fact Mormonism feels a sense of pride as a faith in their acknowledgement of science.

The Pew Research group is one source where you can find these views buried in various interviews.

I could not say what the Mormon Church itself teaches as a matter of faith concerning these issues, they keep some hands close to the chest, but I suspect these views may go beyond just personal opinion.

Mitt Romney is not flip flopping. He is speaking clearly on what he believes per a worldview based on the Mormon faith. He changes after he sees that those he is looking to represent clearly believe something different, and he knows and accepts that it will be his responsibility to represent the will of the people as their elected representative.

Some want to attack Mitt Romney for being a Mormon by saying it is a cult. I find that irreprehensible hate speech. The “c” word is no different than the “n” word. If you have ever been labeled as part of a cult you know exactly what I am talking about.

We cannot separate the man from his religion. As a Mormon Mitt Romney has the propensity for big government and the belief that man is effecting the climate.

He is not a conservative. He will not support the conservative cause that is outlined by what has come to be known as the tea party. At best he will balance his personal views with what he feels the people demand. And that has been what he has been doing and why he is being attacked for supposedly changing his views. If conservatives must continually keep his feet to the fire, or put a ring in his nose and drag him around like an obstinate bull, to push forward the drastic change required to save this country not much will be accomplished. This country could be lost.

We need a President who will lead, not one that needs to be forced to conform to what the people clearly demand. Not one that needs to be convinced that big government is contrary to the Constitution; the intent of the founding fathers. We don’t need a President that embraces the beltway culture and faulty pop science.

And to all those flooding the conservative talk shows with calls claiming Mitt Romney to be a true conservative, even becoming angry, you are either a Mormon, a moderate or a moron.