Cain and the GOP Race-In or Out?

Herman Cain, a GOP presidential hopeful, in case you live in a cave, has an important announcement to make tomorrow. If you don't live in a cave, you probably know that Mr. Cain has been accused of sexual improprieties by three real women, and two who we can only assume are real, because they haven't actually shown themselves and their allegations have not been made public. 

The three that we do know about are made by women who have certain similarities: they both need money, have a history of litigation, and have nothing substantial to show proof that Mr. Cain is guilty of anything more than having made their acquaintance in the past. In fact, one accuser, Sharon Bialek, lives in the same building as David Axelrod, Obama's campaign strategist, but she will not be living there much longer as eviction proceedures have begun for her failure to pay rent in her luxurious $3,000 apartment.

Ginger White, the last accuser, is an alleged stalker of a woman she partnered with in a business. She was able to produce an autographed copy of Herman's book, but it said nothing in the greeting that could not have been said to a fan standing in line for an autograph.


All week long, Mr. Cain has been defiant of the charges he has endured, and has asked the public not believe everything they hear about him. He wants to clarify where his campaign goes from here. It seems like he plans to plow ahead with the campaign, and personally, I am glad to hear this--I was taught that a man is innocent until proven guilty, but there's no doubt that much of the public have already convicted him. Truthfully, I don't know if he's leaving the race, but I doubt that he has much of a chance in being the nominee--I think Newt will grab that honor, and personally, I'm hopeful that he does.

Newt is the man to beat, and is the most qualified, in my opinion. Conservatives want to condemn him for his stance on immigration, but if he planned to deport the eleven million or so illegal aliens, he would never be elected because he would lose the entire Hispanic vote. His plan seems logical and fair to those who have made the USA their home, have become taxpayers, community participants, and the like. And those who are recently here, will be gone. He is not naive or politically correct about terrorists, their demographics, and what needs to be done with the problem. Newt works for me--I know it may seem unfair to those immigrants who went the entire legal route, and I respect them, but it really is impractical to try deporting that many people. I also like that Newt has encyclopedic knowledge of foreign policy and, while his brain processes so much information, he seems to have slowed down his impulsivity and makes Obama look like a kid sitting in the back of his classroom playing with his iPhone.


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