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On Oct. 20, POLITICO first approached Gordon, who serves as the campaign’s vice president for communications, about whether Cain had been the subject of complaints of sexual harassment.
After several days of not responding to the question, Gordon emailed on Oct. 24 that any dispute about Cain’s conduct at the restaurant association “was settled amicably among all parties many years ago.”
“These are old and tired allegations that never stood up to the facts,” Gordon said in an email response. “This was settled amicably among all parties many years ago, and dredging this up now is merely part of a smear campaign meant to discredit a true patriot who is shaking up the political status quo.”

Astute observers have to note that if there was truly nothing to the allegations, why was there need for settlement? I know Gordon changed his tune a few days later and changed his wording from "settled" to "resolved," but the fact that it was settled leads me to believe that there is something more than just a dispute that was ended amicably.

Well, I guess Cain can always say he was joking or that he didn’t mean it, or what he meant to say or do was different than what he actually said or did. He is always misunderstood, after all.

I tend to agree. While it is true that sometimes accusers are paid to go away, the fact is that a corporation doesn’t want to get in the habit of giving accusers money like that as it encourages other lawsuits and also frivolous (or outright fraudulent) lawsuits.

So it’s not fair to say the settlements or resolutions is evidence that there is nothing amiss going on here.

Further, it is alarming that there are two cases and two women, or as a lawyer would say, ‘at least’ two cases and two women. Two is the start of a pattern. I’d be interested to see the details of the womens’ cases, as well as any other women who might come forward.

I am reminded of the tales of sexual shenanigans on the part of Arnold Schwarzenegger on the eve of his first election. Republicans instinctively circled the wagons. Over time, it became clearer that the stories could not be dismissed out of hand.

Wait and see.

For the record, I am neither defending nor attacking Cain for this article. I, like everyone else, don't know enough yet to know how I should judge this story.

However, I wanted to make note to you my post #251 above. My insurance company “settled” a claim of neck injury by some sue-happy criminal in New Orleans when I side-swiped his parked vehicle, and he was not even in the car. The “settlement” was for $250.

That's right, $250. Some neck injury, huh?

The guy wanted a check, and he got one. My insurance company “settled”, against my wishes.

We need to let this story play out.