Posted on 10/07/2011 8:43:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Today, the Susan B. Anthony list and National Organization for marriage released a joint scorecard for the Republican candidates for President at the annual Values Voters Summit. Ordinarily, a release like this carries few surprises, and in this election cycle so dominated by fiscal issues, a scorecard devoted to gay marriage and abortion is unlikely to carry the same weight it would have in the past. However, what may surprise those perusing the score card this time around is the fact that one candidate – the one widely interpreted as the most conservative in the race – actually falls to the Left of most of his peers on both issues.
That candidate is Herman Cain. According to the scorecard, Cain, who many have interpreted as a Huckabee-style populist outsider, looks more like Ross Perot when social issues are discussed. On abortion, Cain is one of only two candidates who have refused to sign the Susan B. Anthony’s pro-Life pledge, a pledge which asks candidates to “commit to key pro-Life goals if elected to the Presidency in 2012.” The other candidate who has refused to sign is (unsurprisingly) former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, whose record on abortion is famously confused. However, Cain still ends up to the Right of Romney in the aggregate on the issue, given that Romney is the only candidate to refuse to make it a priority to appoint pro-Life appointees to Executive Branch offices if elected.
It is on gay marriage where Cain takes more liberties. In fact, on gay marriage, he appears indistinguishable from Libertarian Rep. Ron Paul. Cain has refused to sign the Pro-Marriage Pledge, refused to support the so-called Federal Marriage Amendment, and has “Unknown stances” on every other issue the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) scores, other than defense of the Defense of Marriage Act, which every GOP candidate is on record supporting. In contrast, candidates like Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and even Mitt Romney have openly said “Yes” to every question asked by NOM.
Given that Cain is perceived as the conservative standard bearer who has eclipsed more socially conventional candidates like Rick Perry, this raises an important question: Is Cain actually conservative enough for his support base, or are social issues actually in their twilight years?
** ... just saw her allegations buried by FACTS.**
Started about 2 weeks ago.. on All my social sites, news sites, etc... Perry Supporters, as if ON CUE, became hysterical and almost as Fanatical as the PAULBOTS.
even before ... the ROCK!!
Problem is, your attempt to discredit Herman Cain by posting this propaganda is not helping your cause.
Thanks for those links. I don’t know how anyone can be more pro-life than that.
I don’t know what’s so hard to understand in that video about “I’m pro-life from conception...” and “I don’t think the government should make the decision (to make any cases of abortion legal)...” so hard to understand. He is Alan Keyes level pro-life with out Alan’s nutty stunts.
Now I’ll let you get back to bearing false witness again.
BTW, Frum is a leading Romneybot. Kinda blunts your claim that Cain is a Romneybooster when you post something from Frum's site that attacks Cain.
Actually, Johnnie, all Cain has are ‘positions.’
He’s never done anything politically and has nothing to answer for in that score.
Let’s face it, we don’t know what he would do politically.
He is in the nice position of being able to sit back and criticize Perry and Romney ... but, guess what? He’s not criticizing Romney.
Tells me sumpin’ How about you?
He does.
You will be voting based on debating skills?
If Obama actually had to debate anyone, including Perry, he would lose horribly.
Nice try, CW. And thanks for giving me another 9opportunity to help FReepers support the best man going for us, Herman Cain. Yes, God has given America a second chance! Let us rejoice and support Herman Cain for President:
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And, CW, if you are truly a conservative, please feel free to join us.
I think Perry is pimping for Romney. His supporters are gunning for Cain like no one else. Their scorched earth campaign against Cain is obvious.
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And YES Cain HAS criticized Romney.
Cain Wants a Fight in Las Vegas
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57544.html
Herman Cain Hits Romney on Healthcare Plan
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/04/herman-cain-hits-romney-health-care-plan
Cain Discusses what is Wrong with Romney’s Job’s Plan
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/herman-cain-and-dick-discuss-whats-wrong-with-romneys-jobs-plan-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/
Where do you get that idea?
I have made a decision. For every post CW makes like this, I’m donating to Herman Cain.
Congrats Cincinatus’ Wife, you just earned Herman Cain $100 from me.
Please sir, may I have another.
(Anyone else want to take that pledge?)
Jealous your Perry is falling?
www.ontheissues.org
Cain doesn’t line up with Romney at all, but I’m not surprised you attacking him since he is stealing votes from your beloved Rick.
CW, you jumped the shark when you went from posting ariticles supporting Perry to attacking other candidates who are a threat to Perry. It harms the conservative cause, as a whole, to attack fellow conservatives. In other words, you are now hurting instead of helping the conservative cause.
Apparently litmus test of "socially conservative enough" is whether he'd let the absence of an enumerated power interfere with using the federal government to advance the "social conservative" agenda.
He would welcome being VP to Romney, what else does it mean when he says, yes to VP, no to being on a Perry ticket. That leaves Romney.
But if you dare say that truth, the Cain careeners blow the sky off, much less the roof.
Or any other truth re: Mr. Cain.
Can I drop a zero and set a maximum? I've seen how prolific CW can be at posting articles.
I hate liars. Actually, I think it’s almost slander. The more people get to know Herman Cain, the more they like him.
Maybe he criticized Romney at one time but he just came out and declared his willingness to be vice president ... for anyone but Perry.
Anyone but Perry = Romney.
Something weird is going on.
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