August 11, 2026

Romney’s Mormonism or Romney’s Religiousness?

If you’ve been paying attention even the slightest, you probably know that Mitt Romney is Mormon. On the other hand, you’d be hard pressed to remember if you had heard him talk about it much, if at all, even if you were a close watcher of the GOP race for the nomination.

Why is that?

In 1960, John Kennedy and Richard Nixon competed for the White House. In something of a “flash of lightning which illuminated, but only momentarily, a darkened landscape,” as Robert Putnam says his book “American Grace,” we caught a look at how Americans view religion, especially as it relates to who we select for for our President. [cont…]

You know what they say…

The talk about the town is Elena Kagan.  Is she qualified?  Where does she stand on the issues?  Will the GOP try to Bork her?  Does she reflect the President’s vision? and so on.  Here’s a sampling of a few of the blogs and articles out there about the Supreme Court nominee: Over at Slate, […]