On the list of reasons that Romney is unacceptable, being a Mormon is way, way down the list for me. I actually don’t understand how he could take those liberal positions as MA Gov and remain in good standing with the LDS. Therefore I don’t think they have much of a hold on him.
Ah, Del, this is where the personal intrigue comes in.
Oh, for someone who had been AT THAT LEVEL in the LDS, and then walked out. It could provide immense sunshine on either the risks or the lack thereof. Some folks like our reaganaut have seen it from ground level in the form of official policy, but not seen it as it actually played out.
If Mitt follows a philosophy however muddled, or is just looking for political attaboys, that’s one thing.
But if his church ties him to the spiritual oversight of a particular man with the post of prophet, and that man happens to be as looie liberal as Harry Reid — well a genius is not needed to anticipate all hell breaking loose.