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You said, "...When Cain was a businessman in Omaha, he was operating in the interest of, I believe, Godfather's Pizza in those years. His political contributions were, as most all political contributions from businesses are, intended to gain access and help establish a beneficial relationship with elected officials. Businesses don't make many political contributions for reasons other than advantages they can bring to the business."

Do your recognize that Perry presides over (if it was a nation) the 13th largest economy in the world?!

Might it be that Perry makes decisions "operating in the interest of..." Texas and its best interests? And that it might involve dealing with folks who, in a vacuum, might not appear to fit the purest of conservative models?

Or does Cain get a pass 'cause he's your guy and Perry doesn't 'cause you don't like him?

If you don't like him, that's alright. Lots of folks don't.

But don't hold Cain up as pure, using a ruler you won't let anyone else use.

I really don't understand why this is so hard to understand.

Throw hand grenades at Perry if you like. But don't act like you're doing a straight up, objective analysis of candidates' positions side-by-side.

Might it be that Perry makes decisions "operating in the interest of..." Texas and its best interests?

You're trying to change the entire argument. We were discussing Rick Perry's long membership in the Dim party and his support of Algore in 1988, and Herman Cain's tenure in Omaha as CEO of Godfather's Pizza and the contributions he made to successful Nebraska Dim politicians, during the late '80s and '90s.

Now you're jumping to 2000 and Perry's years as governor of Texas, twelve years after he'd decided to switch to the Republican party.

But whatever, a CEO of a large company will make political contributions in the interest of his company. A politician decides which political party to join in his own interest, i.e., which gives him the best chance to win future elections.

Cain claims he gave money to “moderate” dems in his role as a corporate executive, mostly in Nebraska. It seems to be pretty well documented. Apparently the donations were meant to be helpful to the Omaha based Godfather’s Pizza. This is a well established practice and considered part of the cost of doing business. Perfectly legal.

What I found striking was the money Cain gave to Jose Serrano, a Castro-loving New York Marxist who has one of the most anti-American far left voting records in Congress. Whatever Cain’s reason for throwing money at Serrano, it’s sure a long way from Omaha.

Cain could explain it as just one of his jokes, and it’s high time we Americans got a sense of humor.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/280478/how-does-herman-cain-define-moderate-kevin-d-williamson