“An unapologetic and defiant Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign on Saturday, pledging that he ‘would not go away’ even as he abandoned hope of winning the Republican nomination in the face of escalating accusations of sexual misconduct,” as the New York Times reported.
“Mr. Cain announced the suspension of his campaign in Atlanta on Saturday, citing ‘the continued distractions, the continued hurt.’
‘“As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign,’ Mr. Cain said at a rally here, surrounded by supporters chanting his name. ‘Because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I’m not a fighter.’
“In suspending his candidacy, as opposed to saying that he was quitting the race or ending his bid, Mr. Cain maintained his ability to accept money to pay for his campaign so far and to finance the new venture that he called his Plan B: to travel the country promoting his tax and foreign policy plans. If Mr. Cain had decided to formally close his campaign organization, he would not be able to use donations that may come in.”
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If Mr. Cain is guilty as charged, he deserves much more punishment, which his wife may meet out over time.
If he is innocent, it is a very sad commentary on the state of politics in our nation today.
John
I wonder what will happen when the first Presidential candidate comes out and says, “Yes, I have a relationship with someone other than my spouse”?
Will we all say, “hey, that’s between them, and really none of our business”?
To be clear, I’m not coming to Cain’s defense here, largely because I just have a feeling he is not telling the truth. But I wonder, are we ready for radical transparency.
Perhaps the question to ask is this: IF someone cannot keep their solemn wedding vows then why should we trust them to uphold the oath of office they take after we elect them?
John
John, I’ve been saying that for decades. When trust is broken, how can you trust that person again? Forgiveness is one thing and I can easily forgive. That doesn’t mean I won’t forget.
Steven, I believe we already have a candidate although it is past tense. . Newt Gingrich.
Ginger White came forward because Cain was so adamant about not having sexually harassed any women, none whatsoever he kept claiming. He painted himself the victim, and Ms. White had had enough. Her story rings true, not his.
So, it just boggles my mind that Cain didn’t think his affair would come out, especially after he actually became a real candidate. Maybe he thought he would stay in the low numbers, which would suit the purpose of his book tour cum presidential candidacy. But once he started to get some significant polling numbers, he needed to think seriously about his past transgressions–if he had outed himself he would have looked wise, a prescient leader capable of heading the bad guys off at the pass.
Instead, he just looks like a guy whose picture is included with the definition of “hubris” in the dictionary, alongside John Edwards.
Hubris, accompanied by greed, is also why he is “suspending” his campaign instead of shutting it down. Plan B (what a joke!) is designed to allow the dwindling campaign contributions to continue ending up in his pocket, which makes him look like just another everyday grifter.
Plan B includes a “new” website, the domain of which was secured back in July of 2011, called cainsolutions.com. Unfortunately, he announced the website during his pitiful denouement today, and there is nothing there, only a hostmonster placeholder. Lame after lame after lame.
Crappy pizza, hubris, clueless self-promotion, self-aggrandizement, a profound disconnection from reality…how is it that our political system allows such creatures to enter the national stage? We are the laughing stock of the political planet.
Goodbye Herman. Get some help, buddy. Lastly, do us all a really big favor…when you see a TV camera from now on? Run in the other direction. Thanks in advance.
PS Everyone should read this book in preparation for the 2012 election season: http://www.amazon.com/King-Mountain-Nature-Political-Leadership/dp/0813122333
“Of the many interesting points that he makes, one is that he can explain one of the universal traits of human politics–that the highest positions of political rule tend to be filled predominantly by men. Political scientists rarely acknowledge–much less explain–this remarkable pattern of male dominance. Ludwig explains it as a manifestation of male primate tendencies rooted in the neurophysiology of the male as shaped by natural selection in evolutionary history. (Surprisingly, Ludwig does not mention Steven Goldberg’s book WHY MEN RULE, which makes a similar argument.)”
Michael,
I’m glad you brought up the product. Politics aside, the pizza is really not very good.
Gallo pepperoni on whatever flavor of Papa Murphy’s suits your fancy.
It used to be good back in the 70′s. Both brothers worked for Godfathers when they were just getting started.
YES… Michael Anderson is on point about Cain the clown.
I don’t think he was ever a real candidate, just boosting name for book sales. But then when he started getting real support, his out of league self fell face first in it.
The entire republican field, minus the one that has a prayer of being elected in the general, are clowns.
Wow Curtis, that first sentence is right out to the talking points memo.
As to you second paragraph, I assume that you mean the one candidate that President Obama has a prayer of defeating: Governor Romney.
John
Isn’t Herman “Sugar” Cain still the Koch boys’ brother from another mother? They’ll keep their rat in cheese. Oh, and like Eddie Long, this fool is a Baptist minister. So Ms. Gloria has access to a flock of good divorce attorneys. Lady Long is employing some as we speak…
Kate
It another, in a soon to be very long line of disappointments, for the republican party!
Is to that hard for right wing politicans to find someone who hasn’t had sex with someone else while married, or to find some who isn’t “shagging” the maid?
Jeeze, these guys must have a monumental assessment of themselves thinking that their behavior won’t run this train right off the tracks!
Congressman Paul has been faithfully married for many, many years!
John
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2,200 homeless students out of 55,000 students in San Francisco.
No shelter, no food, = no test scores worth reporting.
When Poverty Class > Middle Class, GDP & taxes, FAIL!
I wonder how many homeless students there are in Nevada County?
How long before any candidate from any party really attempt to grapple with the whole scope of the problems, and we have a real, bonified look at what the unemployment situation is? Ben Emery already ansewred this on Facebook, when I posted it there.
“Douglas Keachie
For all the platform issues, I can’t imagine why no candidate, of any party, has come out with a demand for a realistic figure for unemployment, one based on real people, ready and willing to work, at jobs for which they are qualified. How come this is never brought up? Ben Emery? Anybody?
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William Baker Because it avoids the real issues of our economic woes and is embarrassing to the status quo.
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Ben Emery To answer your question doug, both parties only see as far as the next election and don’t want to set the precedent of calling out a sitting President’s real unemployment numbers.
Bernie Sanders talks about it all the time and so did I in 2010. We are in a depression, don’t let anybody say otherwise. http://sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=089c16de-9fa1-4c0a-b7f5-13e478b21748
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