[smoothsailing]

Instead of asking why someone like Herman Cain thinks they have a right to run for any political office, we should be asking why does anyone (including Rick Perry) think they should be able to spend their entire adult life in one political office after another?

Rick Perry hasn't spent his entire adult life in one political office or another, unless adulthood begins when you're 34 years old.

One of the best packaged marketing schemes is this notion that Herman Cain is a non-politician, an "outsider". Herman deserves a great deal of credit for selling that malarkey.

Herman Cain has been involved in national politics at least since 1996. He has run for national office in 2000, 2004, and now once again. Perry, who started at it in 1984, has more years of it under his belt, but ole Herman is doing his best to catch up! As a matter of fact, if Herman keeps at it for a while longer, we may be able to refer to him as a career candidate, the Ralph Nader of the 21st century! :)

[Brookhaven]

Rick Perry hasn't spent his entire adult life in one political office or another, unless adulthood begins when you're 34 years old.

OK, you got me on that one. The first 13 adult years of Perry's adult life weren't spent in political office.

But since then, over the last 27 years, he has spent his adult life in one political office after another. Rick Perry hasn't spent his ENTIRE adult life in political office, only 2/3 of his adult life in political office.

Yep, you got me on tht one. Glad we could clear that up.

Really, who would dare say someone that is in their 60s and has held one political office or another continually since they were 34 is a career politican? What was I thinking?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

New VIDEO: Rick Perry – Cut, Balance and Grow

[Quicksilver]

There you go again. :)