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It is very obvious Herman Cain is a very smart business man. He’s a smart man period. He’s a very personable man as well. However, while nobody likes the old fuddy duddy in national politics, one must question if putting a completely politically inexperienced person in the most respected, highest political office in the land is appropriate.

Under Barack Obama and his socially-passionate and unscrupulous administration, our country has just gone through a horrific time in history, and our country’s government has been turned upside down and inside out. If we don’t have someone who has experience with government organization and how to work in legislative processes, or even if that person could LEARN but is behind in that knowledge and experienced insight, we could miss our time to get our country into a proper working order.

I do believe Herman Cain probably has some great ideas for some business principles that could help our federal government, but this just isn’t the time to put an completely inexperienced political leader in there just to SEE if he could handle politics and politicians or not, especially in our government’s most visible political slot. It doesn’t make me feel at ease, and I’m sure it would not make foreign dignitaries and our allies in this world feel comfortable either. There is too much uncertainty.

I had a hissy fit with Herman Cain a couple days ago when he used the racial bait thrown at him for his own benefit, but I have come back to at least appreciating his strengths, and I do feel he has them. I just don’t think we know if he has the particular strengths we need, and I fear for our country if we find out he doesn’t have them when he is sitting up there in that oval office, and out there with our Congressmen, both Democrat and Republican, and with the national media which we’ve already seen has been playing him, and in ALL situations that come with the politically-esteemed position of President of The United States of America.

I’d like to see him get some experience in politics, just not starting as a rookie (a smart rookie but a rookie none the less) in a position that should be respected SO MUCH that we seek only the most highly qualified and experienced person to fulfill the duties of that politically-esteemed position.

Let's entertain your notion for a second that he should get some "political experience." He's a resident of Georgia, and presumably the best experience would be Governor. Problem, GA already has a GOP Governor who just took office in January and barring any mishaps, will probably serve two terms until January 2019. That means Cain will have to wait seven years for that opening, by which time he'll be 73 years old (older than McCain was in 2008 running for President).

Assuming he won that year, the next available time for him to run for President would be 2020. Ah, but he couldn't run then because he'd only be halfway through his term (indeed, he'd have to be gearing up to run not even a year in office in 2019) and would be attacked for doing so. So then he'd have to run for Governor again in 2022 and the next Presidential run would be in 2024 (again, midway through his second term, but he'd probably be forgiven for that).

In 2024, he'll be 79 years old, older than President Reagan was after he completed two terms. In other words, he'd be too old and competing against much younger politicians. If Cain is to run, 2012 (at 67) is about as old as the country would be likely to consider at present for a first-term President. If he were 20 years younger, you might be able to make the argument, but he has spent his adult life in the private sector and isn't going to wait many more years for a run at a lesser office.