"Core" Is Overrated

Carl M. Cannon is the Washington editor for RealClearPolitics. If you have time for a semi-long article, Cannon has written an analysis of the degree to which many major politicians have flip-flopped on issues large and small. He starts out with Romney but ends up finding examples for Santorum, Gingrich, Bush, Clinton, and Obama too.

My favorite part of the article (scroll down) is Cannon's description of Romney temporarily shutting down his firm - Bain - so everybody could go to New York and successfully search for a partner's missing 14 year old daughter. If it doesn't choke you up, like the tin man you've got no heart.

“Our children is what life is all about,” Romney explained when asked why he simply closed the doors of a $1 billion company. “Everything else takes a back seat.”

Don't assume Mitt is extraordinary. I live in a part of Wyoming where most year-round residents are Mormons, although I'm not. In my experience what Mitt said is Mormon belief and practice.