Excellent summary of what is behind this mania for Cain and why people had better soon get some common sense. Cain is an empty suit—like Obama he’s a guy with a bloated ego and inflated opinion of himself. Get him off the subject of 9-9-9 and he can only respond with bromides and superficial one liners that suggest he hasn’t even bothered to get informed on vital issues. A recent example is his answer to a question about China as a military threat to the U.S. Sure it is he said, “it’s trying to develop a nuclear capability.” That’s an exact quote. China, as anybody who’s interested in these things knows, has been a major nuclear power for years, since the 1960s. It’s not Iran. Apparently, Cain isn’t aware of that fact. And he doesn’t seem to think that his ignorance should be of concern. “I’ll just get the right experts,” was his answer to a question at the National Press Club about his knowledge of and experience in foreign affairs. Then he went on to compare dealing with foreign policy issues when he becomes president to deciding how to turn around Godfather’s Pizza when it was in financial trouble. God Almighty.
This guy is not ready for prime time and he’s certainly not ready for the White House. With the threats to its very survival that this country is facing, it is no time to nominate an amateur who doesn’t seem to have even an entry level knowledge of these issues. Just because he speaks with absolute self confidence and has an air of authority about everything under the sun doesn’t mean he knows what he’s talking about. He’s on an ego trip just like Obama was. I’m praying that Republican primary voters in 2012 will have more sense than Democratic voters had in 2008.
If you listen to Cain’s full answer to the question about China, he was speaking of developing nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
If not Cain, who is your candidate in the primary?