Mormons

Though I'm barely paying attention to election '08 politics (it's way too far away to be relevant), I am taking delight in politicians putting themselves in the crosshairs right now only to be dropped like slow, proud old bucks. (Can John McCain take strong positions on any other unpopular topics? Not really. There aren't any more.)

Mitt Romney is the best looking candidate the Republicans have. He looks more like a presidential candidate than anyone else. But he's a Mormon. That he thinks the press is not going to inform the American public about what Mormonism means is reason enough for him not to be president.

Chris Hitchens is a great writer, but he went totally, entirely off the rails about four years ago. But he has written a book about religion, and a topic like this is where his fantastic acerbic dissective talents are best used. He writes about many religions, and exposes a lot.

Here's a link to his Slate piece on Mormonism. If you don't know much about Mormons, and you've got five spare minutes, read this.

Romney isn't going to be president. He may not even be in politics after people figure out what he really believes.

Link to Slate