Previously posted 11/12/11
It looks like the November 8th debate can’t be close enough for Herman Cain. That will be the next chance for him to talk about something other than his former restaurant association dealings. It will also be another chance for all of the GOP candidates to repeat for the umpteenth time that they will repeal Obama’s healthcare overhaul.
Michele Bachman has also been bringing back the concept of Sharia Law somehow making its way to become the law of the land, saying that it "would usurp, and put Sharia law over the Constitution, and that would be wrong" (Huffington Post 11/03/11 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/michele-bachmann-sharia-law-constitution_n_1074009.html) if it were ever considered in court. The case she was referring to was the recent ruling by a Florida appeals court allowing a conservative Republican judge (yes, a conservative Republican judge) to use Islamic law to decide an issue in a lawsuit between a Tampa mosque and some ousted trustees. Of all the things that the candidates have been complaining about this is the least of anyone’s problems.
Before we get back to The Hermanator, lets mention a few more examples of how the Republican Party needs to learn how to really connect with the country’s population. This past week, all 47 Republicans in the Senate voted against closing debate and voting on a part of Obama’s recent $447 billion plan that would help construction workers. According to the Labor Department, construction workers have a jobless rate of 13.3 percent. In addition, Republicans rejected a plan last month that was designed to create or maintain more than 400,000 jobs for teachers, firefighters and police officers (Rachelle Younglai and John Crawley, Reuters 11/03/11 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/03/us-usa-congress-jobs-idUSTRE7A27QY20111103?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&ca=moto).
Now, back to The Hermanator. Since the second sexual harassment accusation was reported, Cain has had some trouble keeping his footing on this issue. First he vehemently denied any misconduct, which is perfectly acceptable for a man running for president. Then, after giving varying remarks on the topic, he decided to accuse Rick Perry’s campaign advisor, Curt Anderson, who was his advisor in a 2004 senate campaign, of leaking the accusations to Politico, who first reported the scandal. Cain also said he would consider legal action against Politico for starting what he has called a “smear campaign” (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67194_Page2.html). Now Herman, how about you put on your big-boy pants and play politics like all of the other candidates.
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