Pretty much agree with your assessments. I hope the Mormon thing doesn't get too much in the way for Romney. He's the only one of the bunch that has the experience and smarts to deal with the most important problem facing the country--deficit spending and the national debt.

By the way, didn't we "secede" from the British Empire over a few issues, one of which was freedom of religion? Why now would religious beliefs become a litmus for being elected to office, particularly if the candidate either never mentions religion or specifically says that his/her religious beliefs would not affect his decisions? Heck, there's one guy on the list that says just the opposite and he's considered a favorite by some.

Rick Perry? How could a guy who ran for governor on a platform of having Texas secede from the union ever be a serious candidate?...for any office!