Cain's statement of "I am suspending my presidential campaign" was only a euphemism of saying, "I quit", and that made many people glad, because he was clutching on the smallest straw that came his way in a storm that was unstoppable.
He has decided to weather it, thinking that it would go away, but in politics, a scandal was or tend to be unquenchable, if the subject was resisting the public and the power of the media.
That was exactly what he was doing, and that would not send inquisitive people away; it would rather attract more of them.
Cain was not only challenging the women that have accused him of sexual harassment and moral misconduct, but he took on reporters and interviewers, who were extricating information they needed to condemn him.
He has misjudged them to be mere acquaintances, but they were neutral and they would use anything he said against him in the court of public opinion; and he should have known, as any seasoned politician would tell him, that fighting off reporters or trying to frighten them by showing anger was not the right thing to do.
He was out, and the Republican Party was breathing a sigh of relief for what was nothing more than a distraction from the real issues that the rest of the field of its presidential candidates, who were vying to win the party's nomination, wanted to discuss to motivate their supporters.
Cain was just feeling sorry for himself, with his assertion that, "It's not a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity to have no dreams."; and many were wondering if he never heard of an impossible dream, which his "journey to the White House" seemed to be.
He could only count himself to be very lucky to have a vibrant family to give him the support he received, to enable him to last the length of time, when the bad news begun to break and now.
Much credit should go to the loyal backing of his wife, who had taken a stand to be with him through thick and thin. She has been phenomenal in demonstrating that some women understood what real marriage was; they took their vows seriously, for better or for worse.
She should be congratulated for being able to withstand the many interrogations by the media, and not bending under the enormous pressure they exerted on her.
What was left for Cain was for him to sit down and do some more soul searching, and to contemplate his plan "B", as his political dreams were just for a fleeting moment in the world of politics.
Many Americans were sympathetic for his new organization, TheCainSolutions.com, and were hoping that it would survive the test of time.
Farewell, Mr. Herman Cain.
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