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...constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and was an architect of the deal under which Senate Democrats retained their right to filibuster Bush's judicial nominees. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in favor of gun control, abortion rights and same-sex civil unions. And outgoing Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney espoused liberal views on gay rights and abortion when he was running for office in Massachusetts, though he has disavowed them as he has moved into national politics. Many conservatives had high hopes for Virginia's George Allen and Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum--until they lost their Senate re-election...
...Osama bin Laden at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. And you thought Mohammed Khatami was offensive! Maybe big OBL holds the key to world peace. Maybe not. Either way, this should be easy on Harvard’s wallet: we’re fairly certain that Mitt Romney won’t balk at providing state police "security" for this guest speaker...
...title of your article on the aspirations of Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney--"Can a Mormon Be President?" [Dec. 4]--is a telling indictment of our current political culture. Our nation's Founding Fathers drew up a Constitution that guarantees freedom of religion. It made us the envy of the world, and it is one of the reasons we have become a great nation. And yet centuries later, we are still mired in the mistaken idea that a person's spiritual beliefs have anything to do with whether he or she is a good American. We should judge our leaders...
...Romney can take heart in one regard: having no faith would be far more damaging, as indicated by polls on the chances of nonbelieving candidates. I find that ironic, given that Mormon leaders are apparently scurrying to emphasize their commonality with mainstream Christians, while nonbelievers simply ask for evidence to support belief. As a voter, I want to know just how grounded in reality a potential candidate is. Claims of direct links to the will of God have caused more harm than good of late. JEANNE DYER Foxboro, Mass...
...Romney doesn't have to explain anything about his beliefs and testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What he does have to explain is his stance on Iraq, the plight of schools and the economy. These are the important issues to tackle. LES CRUE Germantown...