Pretty fair analysis. Mr. Cain has done what all good executive leaders do - identify core problem, and cast a bold vision for addressing it. In any organization, public or private, it is the job of professional staff and experts to translate the vision into practical policies or programs and the implementation plans to make it become a reality.
This has been done by other national leaders with great success, including John F. Kennedy’s bold challenge to “put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth”. That vision rallied the nation and led to unprecedented economic and technical growth, and Mr. Cain’s 999 Plan can do the same, in a different way.
Yes, and the real thing is that Cain has stuck his neck out and actually proposed something... and it also has the advantage of being ‘sound-bite-able’ since it has a catchy name. Still waiting on what the other candidates have in mind... Cain is the only one actually exhibiting leadership - he doesn’t care if his neck is exposed. The rest of them are all about putting down ‘the other guy’ so they can look good themselves.
Now I’d like to see an economic recovery plan put forth... with a statement that it oughta be enacted immediately because Americans can’t wait until the next election cycle to start getting healed.
That what problem-solvers do. And frankly, I don’t care about perfecting the details right now: at this time, it’s all about leadership.