It's the same thing Rudy Giuliani faces — a conservative candidate with a moderate to liberal stance on social issues.

But, right now, at least, the former Massachusetts governor is being hit more with questions about his being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than policy and platform.

What's happening here is that neither Romney nor the media is doing a very good job at explaining the LDS church. Romney sort of brushes the questions aside and many in the media cannot get over the fact that many years ago, the church embraced the practice of polygamy and some current-day church doctrine, including a belief that the church will be called upon to "save" the United States.

The doctrine of most religion, we must remember, is to provide salvation, so the church stance there isn't something I would call radical. In fact, it seems rather mainstream to me.

It seems incredibly unfair, however, to challenge Romney as a legitimate presidential candidate because of his religious beliefs.

As a matter of disclosure, I must add at this point that I am not in league with Romney. He's way too conservative for my tastes. And, I am neither Republican nor LDS, so I don't have a dog in this fight other than a desire for fairness.

The same can be said in defense of Barack Obama, who is being assailed because of his middle name and, in some quarters, because he is black. The same can be said about Hillary Clinton, who raises the question of whether a woman can serve as president.

Again, I'm not a fan of Obama or Clinton, but I don't like seeing them skewered because of their gender or ethnicity.

So, while it's great to be suspicious of those who seek power, let's just make sure it's for the right reason and not because of the color of the skin, their gender, their religion or sexual orientation.