Mitt Romney Unplugged - How Religion Influences His Politics

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Mitt Romney was on Jan Mickelson's radio show in Iowa - the following exchange took place off air, and showcases 2 things:

1) Romney understands that personal morality can be separated from governmental obligation

2) Jan Mickelson is a tool who can't follow a cogent argument (or is too busy trying to be a blowhard to listen to another person's response).

Watch the video:

What Mitt points out is that Government's job is not to enforce morality - it is to protect the citizenry. I don't drink, but that doesn't mean we should ban alcohol - another person's consumption of alcohol in no way infringes upon my rights (or anyone else's) so the government has no interest in making it illegal.

Personal morality is important in an election only in that it is suggestive of character. It is not indicative of the laws for which a candidate might press to enact.

Tagged: 2008 election, jan mickelson, mitt romney, mormon, mormonism, presidential election, religion

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