Larry Bates is saying that Romney did NOT let his Mormon church affect his Mass governorship, since he was pro-abortion, pro-homo-marriage and pro-gay-adoption.
So, Romney CLEARLY is not allowing his Mormon church to get in the way of being a good liberal!!!
For the most part, Romney espoused conservative principals.
Did he occasionally sprinkle in some liberal oriented statements regarding abortion, and homo's? Yes.
But he was far from being a dyed-in-the-wool abortion-supporting homo's-are-great liberal.
Like someone said on the radio today, "if Romney had made some of those statements as elected Governor of a Southern or Mid-western state, then I'd be more concerned.
But considering he made such statements as Governor of the most liberal state in America, then it is not nearly so disconcerting."
Would I rather have Republicans refrain from appeasing the liberal hoardes in Northeastern super liberal states? Yes.
But with politics being what it is, I just don't get THAT upset.
Heck, Ronald Reagan granted AMNESTY to ALL ILLEGALS IN AMERICA in 1986, and he also signed into law the most liberal government-funded abortion law in California in 1967.
Sometimes great leaders do things I find deplorable. But I don't consider them as awful tyrants like many on FR do with Romney.