Mormon Maybe, But Scientologist?

Mitt Romney, all around Mr. Nice Guy, former governor of Massachusettes, Mormon, and leading contender for the Republican nomination for President of the US recently told Slate that his favorite book was the bible, followed by his favorite novel of-

Battlefield Earth.  By Scientology’s founder L Ron Hubbard.  Its like the Book of Mormon to Scientology’s Bible of Dianetics.

Mitt, tell us it was a joke.  Maybe you think that winning the powerful Scientologist lobby is something cool, but you are scaring the hell out of the rest of us.