Herberger joins Romney team

In yet another sign of Jeb Bush's leanings for the '08 presidential contenders, his longtime fundraising chief, Ann Herberger, has signed on to help Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Herberger will be national finance adviser to Romney's Commonwealth PAC, working alongside another fundraising ace, Ann Dunsmore of California. Jeb's top political adviser, Sally Bradshaw, has also jumped on the Romney train.

"He's the real deal, and I have a penchant for governors because they are chief executives. They run states they know how to manage. He and Gov. Bush share a lot of the same chief executive skills,'' Herberger said. "He's a new kind of a leader and moving into the 08 cycle he could take this country where it needs to go....The governor (Bush) was really supportive of it, and I'm really excited about it."

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[Jeff Fuller]

OK . . . so Protestant Preachers think MOrmonism is a cult. Big deal. Most Americans now-a-days know at least one Mormon and realize that they are normal folks.

Romney, as a candidate, is stellar and will cast off any doubts.

Until someone shows me how Romney's Mormonism (granting the "cult" status) has negatively impacted his effectiveness as a CEO, Olympics Chairman, Governor, Husband, Father, etc I don't want to hear any of this "But he's a Mormon" crap.

PS . . . Masonry is also classified as a "cult" by similar definitions . . . yet nearly half of our presidents were Masons. Didn't seem to hamper them.

I once read in Newsweek that Chrisitanity was a cult. So I guess anyone can throw out any label they want to. The Mormons I know are kind, decent people, who accept Christ as their personal savior no matter what the local southern preachers may say. Those southerners who will take the time to cast off the veil of bigotry, will find that they share more in common with the "Mormans" (sic) than any other group of people on the planet.

That issue aside, it is the voters of Iowa and New Hampshire who will give Mitt the early traction he needs to win the Republican nomination. Then, who will the southerners support? The leftist H. R. Clinton, or the social and fiscal conservative with a stellar business and government resume who shares *ALL* of their values, AKA Mitt Romney? I ask again, who will they support?

Furthermore, what really counts in the primaries, are the political activists among the Christian right. Romney is at the top of their list. They will support him and are supporting him already.

And finally, those who get to know Mitt Romney will find that he is not only a family man, but is genuine, intelligent, articulate, smart, and competent. Doesn't sound like any politician I have ever met...but it does sounds like the sort of person I would like to see running the country.

Along with Mormonism, why doesn't anyone mention that Mitt's devotion to the LDS church makes him subject to following the teachings of a "living prophet"?