Posted on 09/25/2011 7:40:25 AM PDT by Kaslin
Chris Christie just got a new reason to sit this one out: Herman Cain.
The New York Post is reporting that influential Republicans have convinced the New Jersey Governor to give renewed consideration to running for the White House. As of Saturday, however, the nominating process is no longer predictably insipid.
It is common practice for party patrons to attempt to engineer victory by convincing a marquis name to run for office when they perceive a weak field. And once the pace has been established in the big races, candidates who believe they can run even faster frequently accept the encouragement to jump in mid-course. But the 2012 election does not seem to be following the usual route.
While Rick Perry and Mitt Romney were busy engaging each other in a falling eaglet flight fight, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll. He won big -- really big. Cain’s 37% of the vote nearly equalled the next three candidate totals combined. Perry took a distant second place with 15% and Romney is third with 14%.
Citing thirty-two years of history, Florida Governor Rick Scott predicted, “I believe whoever wins this straw poll on Saturday will be the Republican nominee and I believe the Republican nominee will be the next President.”
Is there any credibility in the candidacy of the former Godfather Pizza CEO? He has no election experience and the words “Washington” and “Governor” do not appear on his resume. GOP nominee Herman Cain may be a credible notion if we consider not only the competition, but the national mood.
The prevailing view among conservatives is that Jimmy Carter not only conducted the worst presidency since Woodrow Wilson, but he also got the nation good and ready to embrace the inspirational wisdom of Ronald Reagan. Based on that reaction, Barack Obama is winding up our springs for a catapult to the right, beyond any safe and traditional talk from so called “first tier” candidates. Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan may have just the right amount of revolutionary flavor to match American’s urgency for tax reform.
I only began to give Mr. Cain due consideration after seeing his very effective performance in the most recent debate. Wondering whether he has mettle beyond that of a successful businessman, I researched Cain’s resume. The guy is no lightweight, folks; Bachelors in mathematics, Masters in Computer Science from Purdue, ballistics specialist for the United States Navy, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and author of four books on leadership. He also contributes his talents at his church near Atlanta.
I appreciated Mitt Romney’s humble statement near the end of Thursday’s debate, “There’s a lot of reasons not to elect me.” That certainly seems to apply to most candidates (with the longest list of reasons racked up by President Obama himself). But I am no longer dismissive of the idea of President Cain. Much the contrary. The Florida straw poll was validating.
I agree; what I do, is to pretend that a black candidate (Cain)is a white man and apply to him what I would apply to a white candidate! I do a similar thing w/woman candidate. I Pretend they are a man, and apply the same criteria (my criteria)to whoever she is!
I could support Cain. I am not being critical, but I need to know more about him. I have not seen any negative attacks on him of the size and amount as against others running. I am afraid of him being “Borked”! How closely has he been vetted? Has there been any old stories about him that will resurface? When you see the stuff that they throw at Palin or even things like the “gay” rumors they spun about Perry, it is hard to believe there isn’t “stuff” on Cain. He wasn’t considered a threat earlier, but this guy could really catch on!!!
Add to our now, 'life support' condition; our country's endangerment by the worst of foreign policy; bad military judgment, et al and it is clear, that we need not just good business sense in our Leadership; but someone who can stand authentically, as 'Commander-in-Chief': and one who appreciates the 'mind' of our enemies.
This job, No piece of cake pizza - or cookies, or 'whatever' - for that matter. And frankly, little time to spare, today; for on the job training. Not anymore...IMHO.
Very impressive Cain is looking better all the time. How do you suppose the MSM will attempt to destroy him?
It`s not a matter of if but when she gets in...my guess is Sarah will announce sometime between the 1st and 15th of October, probably between the 7th and 15th
Call us when Palin runs.
The MSM will lie as much as possible. He will be called a plant, uncle tom, and coconut. Obama’s strategy this time around is racial politics and I don’t think they have another strategy regardless who the opponent is.
Actually Sarah herself said...when she announces nobody will miss it.
Welcome to the party. :)
That was great....thank you.
Cain/Newt would be hernanewtic.
Cain/somebody in 2012 : )
Glad to be here!
I like Somebody. Somebody is good! ;^)
It used to be said (and correctly so) that an incumbent senator had very little chance of winning the presidency. John Kennedy was the only one to do so for many decades and apparently did not actually win but only got in because of vote fraud in Cook county, Ill, Kennedy had the luxury of running against an incumbent vice president which was also a very difficult position from which to win the presidency, Richard Nixon had also been a senator before becoming vice president. Of course in 2008 when the primaries were settled it became nearly a 100 percent certainty that an incumbent senator would be elected because both major parties nominated incumbent senators. If Obama is allowed to run again and Herman Cain is the GOP nominee the people will be choosing between a real American black man and a half white fake who happens to be the worst president in our history. There would be no white candidate to vote for other than a fringe party candidate. I think they would vote for the real American black man.
Would never vote for Romney or Perry. Would vote for Cain.
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Big +1
I like what i’m hearing.I want to hear some more.
Welcome Aboard!
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