Bashir: Book of Mormon promises ‘eternal damnation’ for Romney’s lies

[Swede Atlanta]

8. With all due respects to Mormons everywhere......

I was raised in a small town in the inter-mountain west where about 50% of the population are Mormon.

As a member of a traditional mainstream Protestant denomination, I find many of the Mormon beliefs and practices "cultish". But I think if we are intellectually honest we have to compare the story of Moses receiving the 10 Commandments on stone tablets to Joseph Smith's alleged discovery of the Book of Moroni on golden tablets. If we can believe one, why can't we believe the other?

But to the point of the post.....we know that all politicians, heck no, all of us, lie or tell "partial" or "total" untruths. The difference is when you have a candidate that is a habitual liar such as Romney. He lies repeatedly about previous positions he has held, previous policies he has advocated or implemented, etc.

By any moral measure, habitual lying is disfavored. But he has to run from his record to keep the conservatives on his side and run from the primary campaign speeches to attract independents.

Me thinks even if the angel Moroni descended into his briefing room today, Romney has many challenges to being perceived as a credible candidate outside his base.