Ah, yes, so he’s tan. So good to know the reporters are covering the important questions on the trail.

But did Romney being Mormon come up? Because Romney is Mormon, you know.

If this morning’s Good Morning America is any indication, the media is going to make sure this is both a long and ridiculous election cycle.

I’m imagining the evening news might go something like this:

And by the way, did you know that Mitt Romney is Mormon?

That’s Mitt Romney, he’s Mormon, in case you didn’t catch it the first time.

You know, Mormons, the ones who used to be into polygamy. Maybe they still are. Everything I Ever Cared to Know About Mormons I Learned from Under the Banner of Heaven.

Mitt Romney, Mormon.

More at 11 about Mitt Romney, the Mormon.

That Romney is Mormon is of course an issue in this race – there are legit questions he can and will be asked. But give me a break – and give me a break before you ask him, reporters, about his underwear again.

The guy with the good hair (oy to that too) is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints — as are Harry Reid, and Gladys Knight, and Glenn Beck, and a whole lot of others. He’s not a Martian running for president of the earthlings.