—were a bunch of platitudes about getting good advice before making a decision. Frequently, his answers on topics that he doesn’t really know much about focus on a few points of process, on getting quality advice, on not needing to know everything in advance, and so on. —
That is exactly why I like him. A leader does not know everything, but they know where to get the info they need when making a decision. It does not matter whether the leader is a business man or a politician.
Carter “knew it all” and look how effective that was.
This must be the second of two identically headed threads going.
However pedestrian or pat Cain’s answer sounds, it does have the virtue of being thoroughly biblical. If Cain said that about absolutely everything we might have to wonder about his philosophy, but he hasn’t been shy about suggesting revolutionary things. But a lot of what Cain would be wise to do about global politics will depend on unanticipated things and how much of a mess Obama has left.