If there is any one as simplistic as can be in the 2012 political campaign, it is Herman Cain.
It looks as if he is practicing in private, even out of view of members in his own camp, as he must present himself in a special way for the public to consider him as being perfect.
The man has been coaching himself in front of the mirror, so much so that, each time he appeared in the media, particularly, on television he behaved as an actor and not a politician.
His words, his mannerisms and his portrayals, all showed that he was immature for his age; and he could presumably be in his late sixties or early seventies.
He has won the Florida straw poll, and that has paired him with the Republican Party front-runners, Perry and Romney, or so he thought; and so, he has arrived in a position, where he has to be deemed as a serious contender in the party's nomination race.
However, his naivety showed in his statements, such as, "There is no racist element in the Tea Party; and even if there is, I have not seen any sign of it," or "My message is resonating to the people, because I am not a politician," or " The private sector is the engine of the economy...", and so many others, which sounded so childish for a grown man as he.
Yet, the latest that needed comment, and should not be overlooked would be the one of calling President Barack Obama a liar on national television. With all due respect, he has to remember that to use such a strong word in a public setting was improper; and even though, the two were contesting in the same political arena, he did not have the audacity to inflict that word on the president.
He would not do such a thing to his Republican colleagues, and so, why should he utter an unsavory remark like that to President Obama, solely because he was on the other side of the political aisle.
Besides, he could not dare to say it to his face; otherwise, he would find himself in the doctor's office, almost instantaneously.
After all, it was not the president, who initiated the statement that taxing the rich amounted to "class warfare". It honestly was the Republicans; and so, if he, Cain, had any qualms with that, he should warn his friends not to classify the president's plan as such.
He, Obama, was just refuting the statement that there was any intent to discriminate against the wealthy people in the country. He was asking them to contribute their fair share, in view of the enormous benefits that they enjoyed through the economy.
It, economy, happened to be strained, and the rich should help, by going an extra mile to unravel that strain on a commodity that has made them what they were, through paying a little bit more in taxes.
America has never been a class society, as opportunities were open to all and sundry. People might come from different backgrounds, but they have equal chance at every type of discipline; in education, in business, and even in the political field in which Cain presently found himself.
It would be far fetched to ask him to apologize to the president; as it would be a welcome gesture. However, it would be an unwelcome episode, badly affecting his own reputation, if he did not.
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