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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.

I appreciate your well thought-out response fieldmarshaldj. You have a lot of insight you could offer, and I wish you would do more of that here instead of the typical post you usually offer. We could use some of that insight you just showed you have here in our FR discussions.

As far as Cain’s age, I did not write his life’s storyline. That is his and God’s. I know he tried to get into a public officer earlier with at least a try at getting a Georgia Senate seat in 2004 I believe. He has had a great private sector life, and he has loads of private sector business experience. Our government could probably use some of that business experience and knowledge he has as a part of what we need to be doing for our country right now. But that business experience and knowledge is only a small part of all he needs to know and work with, a VERY small part.

I don’t know what to say about his older age and his not having the time to garnish the political insight and awareness he needs for such a high political position, and I’m not sure what the future has in store for a man who is extremely smart and down right personable but with no political experience, but I believe we need to hold the position of President of The United States of America in such high regards that we do not give it to a politically-unknown individual. Hopefully that will not keep Herman Cain’s destiny from happening in the best way for our nation (and for him too), but we MUST put our country’s needs before the needs of one individual citizen.

Thanks again fieldmarshaldj for a good comment. I hope we’ll be blessed with some other good comments from you from time to time. When I see you posting those good ones, I’ll give you a smile. :)