I do believe that Cain needs to do something about crafting a coherent base of knowledge on foreign policy. I do think the Rich over generalizes but he has some valid points but he totally has ignored Herman Cain’s vast store of experience in the private sector and the value of this and reduces him down to a book salesman/pizza executive. Bush wasn’t so sharp on foreign policy either and truthfully if we are talking about low bars I don’t know any one of the candidates that would truly pass the foreign policy experience test. I think Cain needs to add some strong foreign policy conservatives to his team. He also needs to rework his campaign staff to show that he would choose a competent team of experts. Its not about fairness it is about him dealing with a false perception that is being fed.
One thing that Cain could do is pick some of the fantastic stories from his life and use those in his talking points for a change. People need to be introduced to the real Herman Cain. The man who rose from meager means to the heights of success through hard work. Herman needs to take a few days off get some solid rest and then spend a few weeks adding a couple hours going over and sorting out where he stands on many issues because he can not have these kind of things continuing to bleed him out.
I still believe that Cain is the best man to go up against Obama but being a better man is not enough. He can not go up against Obama and make the kind of mistakes he’s made lately. I fully understand that he has been under immense stress from the sex allegations but it is time for him to show the command of his campaign. He still has time to work this out but if he doesn’t it is going to be very hard for him and that would be a loss for all of us.
God help us if all is left to choose from is Romney or Newt.
Here's another thought. Prior all this Cain "stuff" ( for lack of a better word) there was considerable speculation about a possible GOP ticket...the idea ofCain/Gingrich was widely embraced. Now, because of all these issues, were Newt, Perry, or Mitt to win the nomination, I don't think that any of them would pick Cain as a VP, because it would resurrect all the questions about Cain's readiness ( which, after all, is the prime funcion of the VP) and the nominee and the campaign would start off behind the 8-ball, with questions about their judgement.
So, we should ask..can a person who won't be considered for the VP spot continue to run for the top slot?