[benVFR]

Why the heck do people want someone elected to a political office who isn't a Politician? That has never made any sense to me. (Rove pushed that message about Bush with great success obviously)

Being a politician is required to work the wheels of Government. Bush may not be that, but that's cause Cheney has been behind the scenes pulling levers for him the whole time. Almost no one seems to know how to do that more then Cheney.

If anything Hillary (or any other Democrat) saying the right thing at the right time just shows she knows at least something about politics. I'm sure it was deliberate.. most democrats shut up over the last few years leading up to last November's election.. and I think they did it on purpose for good reason. When you don't have enough votes to do anything you can only make yourself look extreme. Saying you're going to do something when you have no means to do it tends to just make you look worse.

That seems to be aside from the point though, most everyone regardless of their party bought the WMD line hook line and sinker. Some have admitted they screwed up, others have not.

BigRed, Romney may look like a Reagan clone and be whiter then white but I think you understimate the stigma that Mormons have to live with in many areas of the country. At one time the Mormons were hacking and slashing Christians who ventured too far into Utah and there is plenty of prejudice against them. I also think Romney has the same problem Kerry has.. hasn't done much and can't decide where he belongs. He's just always trying to climb the ladder rather then doing the job he currently holds.