Casting for Votes, not Debate
Many years ago, as a Midshipman in the Navy, I was taught the rules of conversation appropriate to the gentility of the Wardroom on a naval vessel. The Wardroom is the dining and lounge area for commissioned officers on a Navy ship. The primary rule I remember was the stricture that it is never appropriate to speak about religion, sex, or politics while in the Wardroom. Since these seemed to me to be the three most interesting subjects in life, I found this rule both amusing and absurd.
For the last few weeks this web site has had questions bearing directly on religion, sex, and politics. I have been very interested in the questions as well as the responses and have regretted that important family matters prevented my entry into these discussions.
Mitt Romney’s “Faith in America” speech strikes me as a well crafted statement, designed to position his candidacy as a moderate conservative leader with personal integrity and character.
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