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Smithee, last night you got all giddy and made a fool of yourself, high-fiving about my leaving the thread in a post two minutes after I’d responded to you.

Apparently, you haven’t learned your lesson.

First, you’re free to ask questions any way you wish. And I’m free to answer them any way I wish.

Just so my use of the English language isn’t over your head, “don’t care” means I don’t care whether Mitt or my hypothetical candidate is a Mormon (or a Baptist or a Presbyterian).

Don’t even need the “just converted” angle. I’d support a candidate who’s been a lifelong Mormon, if he actually has a record of supporting LDS values (unlike Mitt).

Managed my first legislative campaign 29 years ago at age 20 for an LDS auto mechanic, at whose funeral I sang last year. Consulted another state rep candidate that year, an LDS farmer who won.

Two years later, in the GOP primary, took out an incumbent state rep who was a Nazarene minister with an LDS Realtor. Also that year consulted an LDS former county prosecutor running for state Senate, who narrowly lost. Plus managed the manager of an LDS insurance salesman who took out an incumbent Dem state senator in the fall.

Two years later, managed the manager of an LDS guy running against an incumbent GOP senator. But did my best to take out the incumbent LDS Democrat governor. (Woops, you finally caught me opposing an LDS candidate.)

Two years later, personally managed LDS printer’s ouster of incumbent Dem state senator. Gave my PAC’s largest donation ever to an LDS electrician. Helped LDS insurance agent get reelected. My PAC’s only contribution to a state House candidate that cycle was to an LDS farmer.

And that cycle was over 20 years ago...but three months, supported two LDS candidates in a local school board race.

Now, wild man, tell me how many LDS candidates you’ve help get elected to public office — then, if you qualify, I might let you throw that “religious bigotry” slow pitch across the plate again.

Smithee, last night you got all giddy and made a fool of yourself, high-fiving about my leaving the thread in a post two minutes after I’d responded to you.

Well, this time, I waited for a response. I didn't get one.

First, you’re free to ask questions any way you wish. And I’m free to answer them any way I wish.

I'm glad you realize that. So you should understand that if you choose to be vague or non-responsive, you have nothing to complain about when people get the wrong impression. You gave it.

I told you explicitly it was a "yes" or "no" question TWICE, and you chose an answer that was neither "yes" nor "no." Now, since you're such a hotshot political consultant, you know good and well that when a politician/spokesperson/bureaucrat is given a perfectly relevant "yes" or "no" question and chooses to respond with an answer that is neither "yes" or "no," s/he is -- almost 100% of the time -- giving you a load of crap. (There is no better illustration of this than Michael Chertoff's refusal to answer Chris Wallace "yes" or "no" as to whether all the enforcement billion$ the Bush Admin offered Republicans as a sweetener to the amnesty bill would now be proposed to enforce current immigration law.)

Just so my use of the English language isn’t over your head, “don’t care” means I don’t care whether Mitt or my hypothetical candidate is a Mormon (or a Baptist or a Presbyterian).

Don’t even need the “just converted” angle. I’d support a candidate who’s been a lifelong Mormon, if he actually has a record of supporting LDS values (unlike Mitt).

Then you should have simply answered "Yes." Why didn't you?

Even if you don't have a problem, I have serious doubts about a Pat Robertson-affiliated organization's motivations. Robertson is a failed Presidential candidate and a loose cannon with delusions of grandeur -- remember how in 2005, he publicly urged the White House to assassinate Hugo Chavez, as if they would have listened? What a maroon.