Needing and having idols is not what I do. Some need idols because they can’t handle thinking and evaluating. Happy slogans are all some can manage.
And a consumption tax is socialist and you would be outraged if Obama tried to impose one on the economy and taxpayers. But since it is your latest idol...
Cain is not my idol. But, IIRC you are one of the Palinistas.
I agree there are problems with Cain’s tax plan, but a) it is not socialist, b) it probably wouldn’t pass, c) getting rid of the IRS is a good thing and d) at least he is trying to solve a problem, not hemhawing about a run.