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One-time presidential front-runner Herman Cain endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Wednesday, saying a unified Republican front is critical to winning the White House this fall. “One way to achieve this goal of a ‘more perfect union’ is by getting Barack Obama out of the White House,” Cain said outside the National Republican Club in Washington. “Throwing our support and energy behind Mitt Romney is a big step in accomplishing this mission.”

The Savage Nation - Jo in Boca Raton (yes, again) calls in about Herman Cain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQSnBrm0pBU&feature=related

MANCHESTER - Herman Cain acknowledged Thursday that he repeatedly gave Ginger White money to help her with "month-to-month bills and expenses" without telling his wife of more than 40 years. In fact, the embattled presidential candidate said, his wife, Gloria, "did not know that we were friends until she (White) came out with this story" alleging that the two had a 13-year extramarital affair. [....] Cain also stated clearly for the first time that as a result of the constant controversy he has been facing, he is considering getting out of the presidential race. Asked whether leaving the race is...

In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Herman Cain said he supports the "right" for public employees to bargain collectively. In other words, he is in favor of unions on the taxpayer dime. Cain also said federal workers have unions, meaning the right to collectively bargain, but they do not. On the issue of collective bargaining, Cain said he supported the right of public employees to bargain collectively. "But not collective hijacking. What I mean by that, if they have gotten so much for so many years and it's going to bankrupt the state, I don't think that's good....

There are few things that Connecticut can bring to the table when discussions of American exceptionalism come to the forefront. A notable exception could be insurance, but now there is also a connection to time and its boundless second hands, the very stroke that registers as the heartbeat of the American tradition. Connecticut however, does have a rich history of ties to American exceptionalism. During the American Revolution, firearms and ammunition were produced there. Even today, there is still a glimmer of that American manufacturing with Groton as a center of submarine building. As defense spending has declined, so has...

Joe Scarborough questioned Madeleine Albright about Republican frontrunner Herman Cain‘s meeting with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, on Friday’s edition of Morning Joe and wondered if she got to meet him as well. “Did you talk to Herman? And if so — what did you say?” asked Scarborough. “Yeah! How’d that meeting go?” interjected cohost Mika Brzezinski. “Well, he didn’t call me,” jabbed Albright. “I’m the wrong gender.” Albright’s zinger cracked up the two morning anchors. “Okay!” exclaimed Scarborough. “May have been safer for you.”

WASHINGTON — One of the women who accused the Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment while working for him at the National Restaurant Association in the late 1990s complained that the workplace turned hostile after she alleged that he made advances toward her during a work-related outing, several people familiar with her account at the time said in interviews. The advances were said to have taken place during a festive night in which Mr. Cain and several younger staff members drank until late in the evening, and his flirty banter with the woman crossed over into propositions that...

Hermain Cain shares are falling on very high volume at InTrade. Precursor of the polls to come, for sure. See chart:

(snip) But Joel Bennett, the lawyer for one of the accusers, who is a married federal employee who lives in Maryland, told CBS News today that his client is telling the truth. "I wouldn't characterize it as an ax to grind," Bennett said. "I'm sure she feels as though she wasn't treated properly by Herman Cain." But Bennett said said he does not remember the specific allegations, or what kind of settlement they eventually reached. (snip) "I reference this lady's height," Cain said. "And I was standing near her and I did this, saying 'you're the same height as my...

James Carville underscored the concerns among Democrats about the current economic picture and what it means for 2012 in a radio interview with Scott Hennen: _______________________________ "Everything worries me in this environment. Nobody’s gotten elected with these kinds of numbers. So, I’m worried in the general election. I profoundly admit that. Again, Romney’s just making a technocratic kind of confidence argument, and he’s really kind of a windsock of a guy. If you don’t like his position on something, give it a day he’ll change it." _______________________________ To some extent, underscoring concern helps gin up the Democratic base and crystallizes...

Presidential GOP candidate Herman Cain was in Houston Tuesday to address a Tea Party Rally. While there, Cain went on the Michael Berry radio show. Michael Berry has not endorsed any candidate, but through the years, Berry has been a supporter of Rick Perry as governor. Berry covered a wide range of issues with Cain, to include race–baiting by the left. Cain made news for the Perry camp when he backed away from his earlier comments made last month that Rick Perry was insensitive about race. Berry asked him about the alleged rock at Perry's former hunting lease in West...

It was in the morning, but Herman Cain got some prime-time before the American people this weekend to explain his 9-9-9 tax plan — and much more. Under questioning from David Gregory of NBC's Meet the Press, Cain admitted that some people would pay more taxes under his plan but said it continues to gain momentum because it eliminates many "sneak" taxes and the billions spent by Americans to have their complicated returns prepared by professionals. In his, uh, plain-spoken way Cain also elaborated his positions on the Wall Street protests, illegal immigrants, defense cuts, liberals and stupid people. We've...

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain — fresh off a surprise victory in the Florida straw poll that has re-energized his campaign — broke with House Republicans on Monday and urged Congress to fund the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster-relief program now, regardless of whether they can tie budget offsets to the bill. "I would make sure that FEMA got the money it needed, and if I had to go find the offsets later, go find it later. Stop playing with people's tragedies — these are real people we’re talking about," Cain said on CNN. Cain argued that keeping the disaster...

The Establishment Clause says that "Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Liberals interpret this as "Separation of church and state," while constitutional conservatives interpret this as meaning that there can be no official state religion. Regardless of how you interpret this, allowing Sharia Law within the U.S. would be incompatable with either interpretation. Some might say that states can make exceptions for Sharia Law, but that would reopen what once was: states can have official state religions or allow for recognition of particilar denominational beliefs, which was practiced at one...

I ask him to tell me the story that moved the women of southwest Iowa to tears—the secret sign that got him to keep running. “Nineteen-ninety-nine is when my first granddaughter was born,” he says. “Her name is Celena.” Cain was on a long trip and thought he might miss the birth, but he arrived at the hospital in the nick of time. “As soon as I looked at [Celena’s] face,” he continues, “the first thought that went through my mind was, What do I do to make this a better world?” “I didn’t know what that was going to...

Cain, the former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, argued that his recent catapult in the polls is the product of a strategy to create buzz among nontraditional media and social forces. "There are two dynamics that have changed the political landscape -- the power of the Internet, as well as the citizens' Tea Party movement. Those dynamics neutralizes having the most amount of money," he said. He added that establishment Republicans like Karl Rove and Charles Krauthammer...are using an old playbook. "They are working off of the traditional model of great name ID before you start out, whole lot of money,...

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is out with a music video/biographical introduction that puts a heavy focus on his race - and casts his presidential run as evidence that Tea Party supporters are not racist. "To all of those people who say that the Tea Party is a racist organization, eat your words," Cain, who is African-American, says in the video above. One African-American supporter featured in the video says she and the Tea Party are more interested in America's colors than skin color. "When people ask me about the Tea Party, they ask me if it's about color, and...

Former restaurant magnate Herman Cain stole the show at the first GOP debate. Michael Medved on how his long-shot candidacy could breathe new life into a struggling party. The most intriguing question raised by the first presidential debate in Greenville, S.C., involves the way Republicans will characterize the surprising showing of Herman Cain. Does the business leader and talk radio host represent the next Ronald Reagan—or the second coming of Alan Keyes? Cain’s fans and supporters cite the reaction to Thursday night’s encounter to stress the Reaganesque qualities of their champion. According to a focus group conducted by Fox News...

Herman Cain assailed as 'bigoted' over Muslim remarks By: CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis Washington (CNN) - A leading Muslim advocacy group accused potential presidential candidate Herman Cain of spewing "bigoted speech" Monday following remarks he made at a conservative conference last weekend. While attending the Conservative Principles Conference last weekend in Iowa, Cain told a reporter- if he became president – he would not appoint a Muslim to his cabinet or as a federal judge. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) expressed outrage on Monday, saying Cain's words show how "right wing" conservatives are currently engaging in Muslim bashing....

Tea Party Member Stuns Crowd! ORIGINAL!!! Please remember our troops this weekend .. Of all the gifts you could give our awesome military, prayer is the very best one.