I have serious doubts that Santorum's world views could have been informed by any modern public university he might have chosen to attend. If mean-spiritedness and a hard heart cannot be softened by religious, ethical or humanistic persuasion, logical arguments based upon economics, sociology, political theory or other disciplines are simply wasted breath.
Santorum is simply another opportunistic politician hoping to deceive the "less-informed" voters he wants to support him.
I think that young Democrats who voted for Obama rather than for Obama policies (or what they thought were his policies) may well win the electoral laziness battle. Also, changes in several states to voter identification requirements and the availability of early voting may reduce turnout for specific groups (college students, people without state-issued id) who voted for the Democratic ticket in 2008. And then there are independents like myself who voted in 2008 for every office except the President and Vice President.
Neither my Baptist nor Roman Catholic friends consider adherents of Mormonism to be Christians. As an atheist I am not qualified to offer a firm opinion, but my understanding of my childhood religious upbringing (RC) leads me to agree with their assessment. None of us are evangelical. While writing this, I noticed that we also naturally use the term "adherent" rather than believer when talking about Mormons.
While the Republicans may field a candidate that is unacceptable to large segments of their party, most are united in their opposition to Mr. Obama. Poor voter turnout amongst unenthusiastic Democrats can easily doom Obama's candidacy.
I have serious doubts that Santorum's world views could have been informed by any modern public university he might have chosen to attend. If mean-spiritedness and a hard heart cannot be softened by religious, ethical or humanistic persuasion, logical arguments based upon economics, sociology, political theory or other disciplines are simply wasted breath.
Santorum is simply another opportunistic politician hoping to deceive the "less-informed" voters he wants to support him.
I think that young Democrats who voted for Obama rather than for Obama policies (or what they thought were his policies) may well win the electoral laziness battle. Also, changes in several states to voter identification requirements and the availability of early voting may reduce turnout for specific groups (college students, people without state-issued id) who voted for the Democratic ticket in 2008. And then there are independents like myself who voted in 2008 for every office except the President and Vice President.
Neither my Baptist nor Roman Catholic friends consider adherents of Mormonism to be Christians. As an atheist I am not qualified to offer a firm opinion, but my understanding of my childhood religious upbringing (RC) leads me to agree with their assessment. None of us are evangelical. While writing this, I noticed that we also naturally use the term "adherent" rather than believer when talking about Mormons.
While the Republicans may field a candidate that is unacceptable to large segments of their party, most are united in their opposition to Mr. Obama. Poor voter turnout amongst unenthusiastic Democrats can easily doom Obama's candidacy.