Well, I thought it was a good answer though he took a few fair punches at Mitt on the war issue. I'll mention that Mitt has taken a few at RP as well. Clearly, Ron Paul doesn't like a religious test for public office. He knows his Constitution. Some people probably think that's corny or quaint but the reason some of us have supported him for so long is because of the principles he upholds.
FF: You have delivered over 4,000 babies, and you have a 100 percent pro-life voting record. People know where you stand. How do you view Mitt Romney's recent switch or "conversion" on the abortion issue? Do you find that credible?
RP: I don't have a strong judgmental view on that - I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt. I just wonder if he might not be closer to his roots now than he was before, and he was more hypocritical when he was running as a liberal. I think of Mormons as being conservative people, very strong right-to-life and family-oriented. They have a very good reputation. I give him the benefit of the doubt, but I think the flip-flopping is a real issue - one that people should be responsible for. But I think it will be sad that if he loses traction, it's not because of his positions but because he has a certain, particular religious view. I don't like that at all, no matter who it is. I'd like to see people oppose him because he won't change our foreign policy of militancy, and he's willing to send more kids off to die, and he doesn't understand why we're being attacked. That to me is a real reason, not because he's a Mormon.
No, I agree. It was a good answer; fair and RP stuck to the issues.
“Clearly, Ron Paul doesn’t like a religious test for public office. “
No one has proposed a religious test for running for office. But to suggest that each voter has no right to judge a candidate on their religious views is nowhere to be found in the Constitution (as you well know, but you keep repeating a false interpretation to fit your needs).