[normy]

Why not support Bachmann? Maybe Rick Santorum or even Newt.

i think Newt has the most experience of the candidates should Perry drop out and he has better plans that aren't hype. He also would surly eviscerate Obama in a debate. Bachman has a record of Conservatism and so does Santorum.

I'm not thrilled about a national sales tax and exemptions for empowerment zones.

[chris37]

If you cannot compel others to follow your lead, then you cannot lead.

The people you have mentioned have obviously failed to distinguish themselves in a positive way.

[Huck]

It's cult of personality. Cain had his own little cult going, then he picked up much of the Palin cult. It's all about personality, and the overwhelming need to grovel and admire.

Do you recall a national sales tax being a prominent part of discussion? Do you recall that being something clamored for? It was a fringe issue before now. In a way, the fair taxers have THEIR own cult.

So Cain is now the object of admiration for all the cultists in our ranks (except for Ron Paul cultists, nothing if not faithful.) They don't support Cain because they favor a national sales tax. They talk themselves into supporting a national sales tax because they like Cain.

Cain is popular for the same reason the All-State insurance guy does TV commericials. He's black and has a sonorous voice, and he's a talented pitchman.

[Future Snake Eater]

Newt would probably be better as White House Chief of Staff or something like that, a good “power behind the throne” kind of guy.