Cain had zero chance at the presidency, and while a affiable enough fellow, folks who latched onto him did so more out of projecting onto him what they wanted him to be, than what he really was.
Had he been the candidate, the election would have been over before the confetti hit the floor of the convention hall at the RNC convention, and another 4 years of Obama would have been guaranteed.
Hopefully folks will learn from this.. You don’t send in someone with NO EXPERIENCE in the field, to do the biggest job their is in the field, EVER. Why folks would ever argue otherwise shows complete ignorance to fundamentals and history. Never won an election, no relative experience, there was a reason he’d never won an election, and it became blindingly clear in the debates, and with his repeated debacles on softball questions by the press.
Whether or not Mr Cain fooled around, who knows, though my personal opinion is, you are paying a woman $$ behind your wife’s back, you are most likely up to something.. and when you say “well the allegations are about a private consentual adult relationship, but nothing happened, so don’t investigate further.” you sure don’t sound like you are innocent.
However, that issue had zero to do with why Cain is gone, he showed repeatedly he was not remotely ready for prime time, he couldn’t handle softball questions, and then lashed out at the folks who asked them and tried to portray it as they were playing gotcha... It was beyond amateur hour. His campaign was a fustercluck and only existed because of folks who were desperate for something that wasn’t there, not because of clear organized leadership within it. etc etc etc.
Good post and I agree.
And I really like the word, fustercluck. Can I have it?