A doe caught in the headlights.
Not a leader.
Flip-Flop.

Thomas Wilson, Atlanta, USA

I am very deeply troubled by the venom being spewed at a man who has led a life so admirable that we actually have lowered ourselves to calling him "goody-goody". Do we want him to have some skeletons jump out of his closet so that we can feel better about ourselves? I don't know if he is the man I will vote for! I actually like Huckaby, but one earlier post on this page brought up some very valid points. #1. Which religion is without strange goings on. Men riding around in a whales belly? Three guys walking into a furnace and nothing happens? Come on!! #2. Condemnation of another mans beliefs/God is coming to a boiling point all over the world. Islamic extremist want most of us dead, we are the infedels! Are we going to do this to ourselves in our own front lawn and to a man who as far as we know has led a life of high moral standards and faithfulness to his family. Not to mention the fact that he has demontrated a knack for management. I just hope that we are better than that.

Wayne, Orange, Texas

My 3 Reasons why I like Mitt,
#1-He is not a Socialist.
#2-I believe Mitt is an Honest man based on a lot of reading I've done about him & his accomplishments. JFK was Rich & Spoiled but he was the last Honest President we had till he was rubbed out by a hit Team. Some Honesty would be good for America today.
#3-On the other hand, If Mitt were President or VP. The church he hails from would be looked at very closely & Those Siuts in SLC could wind up with Egg on their faces for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE! So again I have to say, for any one of the above , I Like Mitt.
Sincerely, I would hope it's #2. We'll have to wait and see Who has Already been Chosen.
Steve Nelson, N. Ogden Utah USA

Steve Nelson, USA, UTAH

Hey "Roast Beef", Mormon beliefs do seem crazy, especially when you consider other religions! That everyone who didn't kill a lamb and paint their door with its blood had their firstborn son die, or that some guy on the run from angry Egyptians parted the red sea using the power of God and let his people cross it on dry ground! What a con! Or that some guy came down to earth and said that he was the son of God, and then brought someone BACK to life, and died for everyone's sins. Seriously, is everyone in the world gullible or what?!?

I wish that everyone was as smart as you and didn't search for some higher meaning, no matter what it was. Because the fact is that without religious beliefs, no matter how foolish they may seem, they are the basis of moral principle, and probably contribute more to the fact that you haven't been raped, robbed, or murdered than your optimistic cry of "Education, Diplomacy and Rational Thought". So maybe religion is not as bad as you make out.

Nathan, Tacoma, WA

Surely it's clear that Huckabee is free to believe whatever nonsense he likes.
The question is simply whether anyone rash enough to believe such absurd ideas can be trusted, for example, with his finger on the button that can start a nuclear war.
That's also why many will be relieved when the present incumbent finishes his term.

alan, cologne,

I can't believe in this day and age that we worry about
a canidates religion.Lets get back to the issues he's running on the way this country needs to change to get better education for are kids and insurance for them.In this country we have to many religous figures
playing politicians and passing judgement on a canidates because of there religous faith and to me thats being a hyocrite,and since when do we care about his beliefs.I could care a less about his religous beliefs what i care about is the issues he's running on and if he's the best canidate for the Republican party and in my opion he is the front runner.

John Dawson, Eldora, IA

If Romney believed he was Abe Lincoln andthat pig elefants fly he would be sent to an asylm, not take seriously as a candidate for the white House. However, he can believe that the world is 6,000 yrs old, American Indians are Jews that arrived in the US 2,000 yrs ago and we're punished for not following the scriptures and that a known fraudster actually tlked to god, and had a special hat which allowed him to translate tablets that nobody else was allowed to see.
Religious delusion is a serious problem on the planet, but surely even the uneducated masses must be able to understand that someone capable of beiong taken in by such a basic con trick is niether educated enough, worldly enough, or indeed intelligent enough to be allowed in to ANY position of power, let alone the White House.
Yes, America has elected some real cretins but isn't it time they started looking for something else than "God save America"?
How about "Education, Diplomacy and Rational Thought save America"!

Rosbif06, Antibes, France

Given the fact that our Founding Fathers worked so hard to establish separation of church and state in the Constitution, I am deeply saddened by the fact that so many of my fellow Americans are influenced by a political candidate's personal religious beliefs. Today's Republican candidates pale in comparison to earlier leaders such as Lincoln. (who was a Republican, by the way)

Tessa, Richmond, KY

The essential religiosity of American (read United States) culture: yet it would be seen as preposterous for a (mainstream) Canadian polician, a candidate for office, to ramble on about his or her religious beliefs in any place but perhaps addressing a religious congregation. Even there, most Canadian politicians stick to mostly non-sectarian, if moral subjects. (I suspect the same sort of approach is characteristic of British politicians? Am I correct?,) Perhaps in Canada it is because of the historical accomodaton between French (and formerly Catholic) Quebec, and English (and still somewhat protestant) "rest of Canada" but even that, as I say, is history, our Canadian culture being so multifaceted and the accomodation being overwhelmingly secular politics under the maple leaf.

James F. Follwell, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada