The cheering had barely stopped when the spinning began about how Cain won because voters wanted to "send a message" to Perry and Romney. And those were the Republican pundits. The Democrat talking heads said he's not a serious candidate. So did Bill O'Reilly(O'Reilly is Irish loosely translated into to pompous ass). Why? The better question to ask is, Why Not? His biggest drawback is he has never held elective office. Let us look at that.
Barack has been in politics his entire adult life. The results speak for themselves. George Bush spent some time in the private sector but if your last name is Bush you have been in politics since before you were born. A Bush has been in American politics since the 1800's. Again the results speak for themselves. Bill Clinton was a politician his whole life and a good one at that. He had the ability to change course when the conditions suited him. But was he one of us working stiffs? Not one single day. That brings us back to another Bush. See above.
The reason for the historical comparison is an important one. I don't give a rat's ass if it's a Republican or a Democrat, our elected representatives have lost touch with who most of us are. They don't all start out that way but apparently Washington can do that to you. Could the reason be that they weren't one of us to start with? It would certainly seem so in the White House. It's time we really do put some hope in a change. Let's change the decades long habit of electing career politicians and elect someone who had lived life outside of school or government.
Circular logic being what it is we come back to Herman Cain. He grew up in the deep South when segregation was still in place. Mom was a maid and Dad was a barber, chauffeur and more. He holds degrees from Morehouse and Emory universities. The press loves to report on the Godfathers pizza job almost in a mocking tone. Try running a restaurant sometime. Let alone hundreds of them. He led the National Restaurant Association which proves his leadership abilities. During his military service he programmed missiles to hit their mark. Yes, that makes him a rocket scientist. His talk show here in Atlanta gave him the chance to speak with everyday people constantly. He doesn't need a focus group to find out what Americans want. He's been talking about it for years. His convictions are what they are. Poll numbers won't change them.
Campaigning across the country he is building a following of dedicated voters. His powerful message and voice is truly inspirational. If you don't believe me, check out some of his speech's on YouTube. He's made mistakes so far but he is a quick study. The best lesson learned to date was telling his "handlers" to pound sand. Just be who you are and speak from the heart Herman. Tell us about your 9-9-9 plan in your words. Give us more about the fix for Social Security. Continue to be bold and the people will either vote for you or not. But it will be on your terms. We regular Johnny Lunch Bucket MFer's are begging for someone with common sense solutions to just tell us what they think and how they would act. And someone who will stick to what they say. So keeping shouting from the rooftops Herman because the people I talk to say they love your ideas but you can't get elected. Why?
Did I mention the Detroit Lions won four road games in a row? Why Not?
Till next........
