[sofaman]

Hey LE! Long time no see.

You are absolutely correct, "This religious intolerance is not what America was founded on." You make the point much more succinctly than I.

[MARTIAL MONK]

What would happen if the contrast were sharper? What would happen if the candidate's name was Ezra Taft Benson? Benson was tied far more closely to the LDS faith and its controversies as President or whatever they have, but he was also far more conservative than Mitt Romney. He was a strict Mormon but also a strict constitutionalist. Could we overlook the religious test in that case?

As Secretary of Agriculture Benson personally opposed farm subsidies even though many Mormons benefited from them but in a second twist he faithfully oversaw the programs which Eisenhower supported.

[La Enchiladita]

That is high praise, coming from you, FRiend.
:-)