The payroll tax cut, which would put money in the pockets of middle class and working people, was still being argued about in the United States Congress, although there were indications that the policy would help the economic recovery and stimulate job creation.
It was not a new idea, and according to experts, it made better sense than the Making Work Pay tax credit that it replaced, which dealt out about $400 a year for single workers and $800 for couples.
The payroll tax cut, on the other hand would be a little bit more, making single workers to have $1000, and couples getting no less than $1500 spending money, and that would help millions of households to handle their own personal and home economies.
That was the one President Barack Obama was pushing for, as that would give a boost to the country's flagging economy and assist job growth, while reducing the 8.6% unemployment rate, which was still too high.
The only problem was how to pay for it, with the Democrats in Congress wanting to score some vital points for the president in an election year, and clamoring for the wealthy to foot the bill, with which the Republicans disagreed; or whether the measure should apply to employers or employees.
The discussion has created more than a three-way tie in Congress, where some were saying that it should not come off the Social Security Trust fund, which some doubted, due to a letter from the Social Security actuary that the level of the funds would be "unaffected."
While others would not vote for a tax increase, no matter what, and with the rest saying that they should reverse to the old idea of the stimulus tax credit; and it certainly seemed the dialogue was headed for a stalemate as usual.
There has been a great deal of confusion about the whole issue, it looked as if Congress could not make its mind on anything to chalk up an isolated win for itself, and that was putting a sour taste in the mouths of voters.
To ordinary folks, the president was fighting to get something for the middle class and workers, as the wealthy had their tax cuts during the Bush era. The rational then was that the policy would positively affect the economy.
So was what the payroll tax cut likely to do, to achieve the same goal. Therefore, what was the problem?
The public could only deduce that Congress could never deviate from making a political tug-of-war about anything, or it would turn it into a political football, and not considering whether whatever step they took would benefit the people that voted them there or not.
With regard to the present state of the economy, let members put politics aside and do what was right for the electorate in this season of good will. They would have the appreciation of the nation, in that regard.
There must be a change of heart in Congress.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
KEEPING A PROMISE.
This blog wrote about trickle-down economics and Newt Gingrich some time ago; and today they have captured the news headlines once again.
That the field of the Republican Party candidates for the nomination race, was going to be no match for Newt Gingrich, because he had the experience and the political connections to finally jump in front of the pack; and that has happened.
President Barack Obama also spoke about trickle-down economics in his Teddy Roosevelt like speech yesterday, and said that, "it fits well on a bumper sticker," but the problem was that it never worked.
His audience in Osawatomie, Kan., was about hearing the rebuilding of the middle class that has made the United States great, by its industrious nature of ordinary men and women wanting to make better lives for themselves and their families.
They have worked hard and have built the strongest economy, which was the envy of the world, and that made America to be the attraction for all kinds of people to come here and to take advantage of the opportunities that no other country in the world offered.
That had certainly stemmed from President Theodore Roosevelt's speech, which took place about 100 years ago, for the nation to be kind and generous, and to treat all citizens as equal partners, by getting rid of disparity and inequality in society.
He saw that the basis of trickle-down economics was detrimental to the progress that people chose to make for themselves, when they were not given the same chances as others, due to where they happened "to pitch their tents"; as less privileged and poor people were denied many of the opportunities that were open to just a few lucky persons. That was not right then and it was not right in the present age either.
Yet, that system was prevalent today, but it should not be allowed to exist, as it would pit one section of the community against the other; a notion that has materialized itself in the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon sweeping across the country.
In other words, the country was rapidly moving away from the principles of fairness for all members of society, and instead gravitating toward an awful situation of a close knit few that would use their fiscal powers to dominate the rest, who were in the majority.
That was the dogma the Republicans believed in; that people should be permitted to carve their own rules to fit society, instead of a set of common guidelines that would equally protect the rights of others.
The same would flourish under Gingrich or Romney or any person with conservative ideals, if they were to run the country. Wall Street would have the upper hand and use it to exploit the common masses.
To counteract that, President Obama's speech, like Teddy Roosevelt's, was designed to energize the middle class and working people into standing up for their rights in the workplace, demanding what they were due, through civil dialogue and negotiations, and thus making the playing field equal for all to participate in.
Not all of Americans voted him into office, but he was pursuing the change that he had promised his supporters during the 2008 campaign; and nobody could hold that against him. He has kept his promise through his policies, and he would continue to do so in the coming years.
Bravo, Mr. President.
Footnote: 95% of his policies have been blocked by the Congressional Republican Party.
That the field of the Republican Party candidates for the nomination race, was going to be no match for Newt Gingrich, because he had the experience and the political connections to finally jump in front of the pack; and that has happened.
President Barack Obama also spoke about trickle-down economics in his Teddy Roosevelt like speech yesterday, and said that, "it fits well on a bumper sticker," but the problem was that it never worked.
His audience in Osawatomie, Kan., was about hearing the rebuilding of the middle class that has made the United States great, by its industrious nature of ordinary men and women wanting to make better lives for themselves and their families.
They have worked hard and have built the strongest economy, which was the envy of the world, and that made America to be the attraction for all kinds of people to come here and to take advantage of the opportunities that no other country in the world offered.
That had certainly stemmed from President Theodore Roosevelt's speech, which took place about 100 years ago, for the nation to be kind and generous, and to treat all citizens as equal partners, by getting rid of disparity and inequality in society.
He saw that the basis of trickle-down economics was detrimental to the progress that people chose to make for themselves, when they were not given the same chances as others, due to where they happened "to pitch their tents"; as less privileged and poor people were denied many of the opportunities that were open to just a few lucky persons. That was not right then and it was not right in the present age either.
Yet, that system was prevalent today, but it should not be allowed to exist, as it would pit one section of the community against the other; a notion that has materialized itself in the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon sweeping across the country.
In other words, the country was rapidly moving away from the principles of fairness for all members of society, and instead gravitating toward an awful situation of a close knit few that would use their fiscal powers to dominate the rest, who were in the majority.
That was the dogma the Republicans believed in; that people should be permitted to carve their own rules to fit society, instead of a set of common guidelines that would equally protect the rights of others.
The same would flourish under Gingrich or Romney or any person with conservative ideals, if they were to run the country. Wall Street would have the upper hand and use it to exploit the common masses.
To counteract that, President Obama's speech, like Teddy Roosevelt's, was designed to energize the middle class and working people into standing up for their rights in the workplace, demanding what they were due, through civil dialogue and negotiations, and thus making the playing field equal for all to participate in.
Not all of Americans voted him into office, but he was pursuing the change that he had promised his supporters during the 2008 campaign; and nobody could hold that against him. He has kept his promise through his policies, and he would continue to do so in the coming years.
Bravo, Mr. President.
Footnote: 95% of his policies have been blocked by the Congressional Republican Party.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
BELLYFUL OF POLITICS.
Americans are having a bellyful of politics lately, with Donald Trump moderating a debate, and meeting with the most off the cuff remark specialist, Newt Gingrich; while Ron Paul, the isolationist of the greatest caliber, raises an objection to such an event.
In the defence of Trump on the attacks from Paul, Newt, who was visiting him (Trump) in his tower in New York City, remarked that Trump was an American icon, a man of enormous talent and an astute businessman, to paraphrase him.
All those attributes were true, except that nobody ever thought that The Trump would take up a moderator's job, which would mean that the spotlight would be on someone else, while he was reduced to just asking the questions.
The debate would be a delight to watch, but most people were thinking that it was just going to be a publicity stunt and nothing more, even though some serious questions would be asked on issues like abortion, immigration and border protection.
However, another side should also be put into perspective, as the campaign season would bring a whole lot of pressure to bear on the health of the individual participants representing the parties.
Gingrich was now the front runner in the Republican Party nomination race, and he was being endorsed by some of the party's favorite people, like Dan Quayle, the former Vice-President, and by Herman Cain, who just opted out as a contestant in the race, due to his sexual related problems.
Now, it looked as if a whole lot of eyes were on Gingrich, while Romney, who was Gingrich's closest rival was also getting some important endorsements; yet, the fact remained that none of the two, if any one of them should win the Republican nomination, would match President Barack Obama in several instances.
In that, the president looked younger than both men, and he seemed to be in the pink, as far as great health was concerned. Though, such news did not come from the White House or his doctors, people could see him as being fit and very energetic.
The 2012 presidential election campaign would demand a great deal of energy to be able to cope with all the activities, from going to meetings to traveling extensively across the length and breath on the nation; and it would not be a surprise if the president should take the first prize.
In other words, it was not going to be just a political contest, it was also more likely to be the survival of the fittest, and if it should come to that, Gingrich would stand to lose, as his weight has caused some political pundits to worry.
Romney, on the other hand, has trimmed down or has been able to maintain his stature over the years, but his age was far too much above that of the president; and the battle that the two men would be engaging in would be fast and furious, if not utterly gruesome, to say the least. The question then would be, could he (Romney) handle the pace of the race?
Nobody was drawing a picture that would spell a disaster of any kind; or forecasting any type of doom. Yet, let us hope that all the candidates would be in good health in the coming year, and be able to face the arduous tasks of running a successful campaign, in each case.
For any of them who should win must be physically healthy, to carry out his duties as effectively as possible, for the country's sake.
In the defence of Trump on the attacks from Paul, Newt, who was visiting him (Trump) in his tower in New York City, remarked that Trump was an American icon, a man of enormous talent and an astute businessman, to paraphrase him.
All those attributes were true, except that nobody ever thought that The Trump would take up a moderator's job, which would mean that the spotlight would be on someone else, while he was reduced to just asking the questions.
The debate would be a delight to watch, but most people were thinking that it was just going to be a publicity stunt and nothing more, even though some serious questions would be asked on issues like abortion, immigration and border protection.
However, another side should also be put into perspective, as the campaign season would bring a whole lot of pressure to bear on the health of the individual participants representing the parties.
Gingrich was now the front runner in the Republican Party nomination race, and he was being endorsed by some of the party's favorite people, like Dan Quayle, the former Vice-President, and by Herman Cain, who just opted out as a contestant in the race, due to his sexual related problems.
Now, it looked as if a whole lot of eyes were on Gingrich, while Romney, who was Gingrich's closest rival was also getting some important endorsements; yet, the fact remained that none of the two, if any one of them should win the Republican nomination, would match President Barack Obama in several instances.
In that, the president looked younger than both men, and he seemed to be in the pink, as far as great health was concerned. Though, such news did not come from the White House or his doctors, people could see him as being fit and very energetic.
The 2012 presidential election campaign would demand a great deal of energy to be able to cope with all the activities, from going to meetings to traveling extensively across the length and breath on the nation; and it would not be a surprise if the president should take the first prize.
In other words, it was not going to be just a political contest, it was also more likely to be the survival of the fittest, and if it should come to that, Gingrich would stand to lose, as his weight has caused some political pundits to worry.
Romney, on the other hand, has trimmed down or has been able to maintain his stature over the years, but his age was far too much above that of the president; and the battle that the two men would be engaging in would be fast and furious, if not utterly gruesome, to say the least. The question then would be, could he (Romney) handle the pace of the race?
Nobody was drawing a picture that would spell a disaster of any kind; or forecasting any type of doom. Yet, let us hope that all the candidates would be in good health in the coming year, and be able to face the arduous tasks of running a successful campaign, in each case.
For any of them who should win must be physically healthy, to carry out his duties as effectively as possible, for the country's sake.
Monday, December 5, 2011
FAREWELL TO CAIN.
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.
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.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
POLITICAL STAKES.
Cain is in trouble, Romney is unelectable, and Gingrich is putting on weight and his being healthy fit has become a question that the media pundits are, or about to explore.
Which brings one to the point that the Republican Party is having a difficult time focusing on who will be its challenger against President Barack Obama in the 2012 general election.
The pool of candidates has some very qualified people, among whom are Santorum, who is young and being a quintessential conservative, Huntsman, who stands out as being a well versed diplomat in Far Eastern affairs, and Bachmann, who can be a magnet for women to throw their support behind the party, in terms of votes.
However, the general membership and most leaders of the party are not even taking a serious look at them. The poll numbers of these candidates keep going down, and the attendance at their meetings on the campaign trail is dwindling day by day and getting smaller and smaller on each occasion.
Yet, that is American politics for you, that if a candidate has no substantial media backing, with editors and reporters writing good reviews about him or her, he or she is of no real value, when the consideration for making him or her a selected choice to carry the banner of the party, is being made.
In any serious political confrontational situation, the media has a vital role to play, but much of their efforts will depend on whether they have a clear cut preference or not; and right at this stage, they are not leaning toward either parties or candidates. There has been no sign of that yet, anyway.
That goes to show how powerful the media and their editorial boards are; as they can even become king makers and sway opinion, public or private, in favor of anyone they choose.
That is how the present political spectrum looks like for the Republicans, and they are going to need their journalistic friends to help them pull the party out from the edge of defeat, and not finding it (party) plodding into the stillness of the doldrums.
There is a lot of talking going on, but nothing is actually happening; and that is pretty foreboding for any political party.
Cain has gone past the idea, or he is about to, that he would be the nominee, due to the nature of the scandalous accusations surrounding him; Romney has only his experience as a governor of Massachusetts and his portrayal as a business magnate, but his flip-flopping from issue to issue has affected his credibility, and Gingrich has a whole baggage of setbacks in his political career, and to get from under that kind of a load would be a daunting task.
Besides, the Republicans are seen as protecting the rich in the United States Congress, by asking for example, the extension of the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy, but denying Obama's payroll tax cut, which will benefit the Middle class and working people; the stakes have, therefore, become very high now.
That will leave the Democratic Party and President Obama no choice, but to take advantage of the opportunity to get a majority in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the next cycle of elections and to clinch a second term in the forthcoming presidential election.
The Republican Party will have only itself to blame. However, it (party) is still in the fight, but it must not wait too long to get a viable nominee, who can withstand the storms ahead.
As for Independents, they are still sitting on the fence looking in, and they will favor the side that they think has the best interest of the nation at heart.
The bad economy is subsiding, and the worrisome unemployment numbers are also receding; and so the country has a better chance of a brighter future now than only a few months ago; and most Americans are hoping that will continue.
Which brings one to the point that the Republican Party is having a difficult time focusing on who will be its challenger against President Barack Obama in the 2012 general election.
The pool of candidates has some very qualified people, among whom are Santorum, who is young and being a quintessential conservative, Huntsman, who stands out as being a well versed diplomat in Far Eastern affairs, and Bachmann, who can be a magnet for women to throw their support behind the party, in terms of votes.
However, the general membership and most leaders of the party are not even taking a serious look at them. The poll numbers of these candidates keep going down, and the attendance at their meetings on the campaign trail is dwindling day by day and getting smaller and smaller on each occasion.
Yet, that is American politics for you, that if a candidate has no substantial media backing, with editors and reporters writing good reviews about him or her, he or she is of no real value, when the consideration for making him or her a selected choice to carry the banner of the party, is being made.
In any serious political confrontational situation, the media has a vital role to play, but much of their efforts will depend on whether they have a clear cut preference or not; and right at this stage, they are not leaning toward either parties or candidates. There has been no sign of that yet, anyway.
That goes to show how powerful the media and their editorial boards are; as they can even become king makers and sway opinion, public or private, in favor of anyone they choose.
That is how the present political spectrum looks like for the Republicans, and they are going to need their journalistic friends to help them pull the party out from the edge of defeat, and not finding it (party) plodding into the stillness of the doldrums.
There is a lot of talking going on, but nothing is actually happening; and that is pretty foreboding for any political party.
Cain has gone past the idea, or he is about to, that he would be the nominee, due to the nature of the scandalous accusations surrounding him; Romney has only his experience as a governor of Massachusetts and his portrayal as a business magnate, but his flip-flopping from issue to issue has affected his credibility, and Gingrich has a whole baggage of setbacks in his political career, and to get from under that kind of a load would be a daunting task.
Besides, the Republicans are seen as protecting the rich in the United States Congress, by asking for example, the extension of the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy, but denying Obama's payroll tax cut, which will benefit the Middle class and working people; the stakes have, therefore, become very high now.
That will leave the Democratic Party and President Obama no choice, but to take advantage of the opportunity to get a majority in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the next cycle of elections and to clinch a second term in the forthcoming presidential election.
The Republican Party will have only itself to blame. However, it (party) is still in the fight, but it must not wait too long to get a viable nominee, who can withstand the storms ahead.
As for Independents, they are still sitting on the fence looking in, and they will favor the side that they think has the best interest of the nation at heart.
The bad economy is subsiding, and the worrisome unemployment numbers are also receding; and so the country has a better chance of a brighter future now than only a few months ago; and most Americans are hoping that will continue.
Friday, December 2, 2011
CAIN'S BLAMES.
People are asking Cain to step out of the Republican Party nomination race, because he has been dishonest, first and foremost to his wife, and secondly to his family, and thirdly, to his party and the nation.
Many have trusted that he would be a good candidate, and have made monetary contributions to his campaign; however, the scandals that were befalling him were all self inflicted and clearly deliberate, showing that he was not worth a dime of their money, when it came to his choices in life. He was downright dishonest and untrustworthy.
On that alone; and although the nation has been unfortunate to grapple with many unsavory sexual behaviors of many politicians in the past, and Cain was not a "professional" politician as such; yet, his was an example of a predator, who seized on the circumstances of people, particularly women, and used them to his own advantage a hundred fold.
On that score, he must come clean and be the first to call the whole thing off, if he had the slightest bit of conscience left in him. For his wife would suffer; and she should have every rational to do so; his family would suffer, and he himself would suffer shame.
He mentioned several times that he was being tried in the court of public opinion, during his many media interviews; and that one was innocent until proven guilty; however, he had his eyes wide open, when he decided to get into the Republican nomination race, that there would be a background check and a through scrutiny on him; with his personal character, private and public, included.
Anything that came out would be used either in his favor, if he deserved it, or against him, if he was responsible for it in a negative way.
He should know by now how life worked. It took one on its shoulders as far as it could go, but when one became too heavy with wrong doing, it dropped one on one's backside for a lesson well taught. He was supposed to know that he was no exception to that fact.
If he was feeling the pain of the court of public opinion delving into his past and bringing out the skeletal remains in his closet, he should have only himself to blame.
At the present time, he has only two choices; he could stay in the race and face the music or get out of it.
He should stop blaming public opinion and character assassination, because those two elements did not bring him to be under the spotlight; he did it himself.
Many have trusted that he would be a good candidate, and have made monetary contributions to his campaign; however, the scandals that were befalling him were all self inflicted and clearly deliberate, showing that he was not worth a dime of their money, when it came to his choices in life. He was downright dishonest and untrustworthy.
On that alone; and although the nation has been unfortunate to grapple with many unsavory sexual behaviors of many politicians in the past, and Cain was not a "professional" politician as such; yet, his was an example of a predator, who seized on the circumstances of people, particularly women, and used them to his own advantage a hundred fold.
On that score, he must come clean and be the first to call the whole thing off, if he had the slightest bit of conscience left in him. For his wife would suffer; and she should have every rational to do so; his family would suffer, and he himself would suffer shame.
He mentioned several times that he was being tried in the court of public opinion, during his many media interviews; and that one was innocent until proven guilty; however, he had his eyes wide open, when he decided to get into the Republican nomination race, that there would be a background check and a through scrutiny on him; with his personal character, private and public, included.
Anything that came out would be used either in his favor, if he deserved it, or against him, if he was responsible for it in a negative way.
He should know by now how life worked. It took one on its shoulders as far as it could go, but when one became too heavy with wrong doing, it dropped one on one's backside for a lesson well taught. He was supposed to know that he was no exception to that fact.
If he was feeling the pain of the court of public opinion delving into his past and bringing out the skeletal remains in his closet, he should have only himself to blame.
At the present time, he has only two choices; he could stay in the race and face the music or get out of it.
He should stop blaming public opinion and character assassination, because those two elements did not bring him to be under the spotlight; he did it himself.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
CAIN & CHARACTER ASSASSINATION.
Herman Cain is in trouble, and he knows it. Character assassination is something that is being fabricated to screw up a person's character, but that is not what Cain is talking about.
What he is saying is that, although so far, three women have accused him of sexual harassment, and a fourth is saying that, she and Cain are having a fling until just last week. Cain, on the other hand, is saying that he is only being friends with the woman, as he is with the others, who are saying that his behavior is always friendly, but it has an ulterior motive. He flatly denies all the accusations.
Regarding the woman, who was asserting that she and Cain's affair has been going on for almost fourteen years, there should be no doubt that she was telling the truth. Her story being so authentic, it went beyond the biting of the finger that fed her; yet, who would do such a stupid thing?
She could have kept quiet and would continue to receive the attention and love from her benefactor and everything would be fine with her.
However, she came out to expose Cain as a liar. A person who was liable to deceive so many people and to work his way up to being the front runner in his party's race could use the same deception to become president.
If that was not scary, then it would mean there should be nothing truthful about any candidate running for office that could disqualify him or her, even if the said attribute could be detrimental to the party that he or she belonged to.
In Cain's case, he was not just an ordinary person wanting to become his party's errand boy; he was aspiring to be the president of the United States. As such, every little detail of his life counted for the public to know who he actually said he was.
The same should go for all the other candidates that were in the Republican Party nomination race; Romney, Bachmann, Paul, etc.; they should all be scrutinized in order for people to ascertain that they were electing someone that they could trust and believe.
As far as the woman from Atlanta was concerned, that could not be a character assassination charge, as Cain himself has admitted that he was just being philanthropic, and that he continued to help her out of a bad situation for fourteen years. Cain has therefore not been honest by his counter accusation that the woman was lying about him.
If he was being urged to drop out of the Republican race, that could be the main reason, that he was not an honest person. The Republican Party would not support him in that wise.
Cain was assessing and reassessing his candidacy; but so long as he paraded before the American people as a genuinely honest person, he was deceiving them. He was even deceiving himself that he would get the Republican nod.
What he is saying is that, although so far, three women have accused him of sexual harassment, and a fourth is saying that, she and Cain are having a fling until just last week. Cain, on the other hand, is saying that he is only being friends with the woman, as he is with the others, who are saying that his behavior is always friendly, but it has an ulterior motive. He flatly denies all the accusations.
Regarding the woman, who was asserting that she and Cain's affair has been going on for almost fourteen years, there should be no doubt that she was telling the truth. Her story being so authentic, it went beyond the biting of the finger that fed her; yet, who would do such a stupid thing?
She could have kept quiet and would continue to receive the attention and love from her benefactor and everything would be fine with her.
However, she came out to expose Cain as a liar. A person who was liable to deceive so many people and to work his way up to being the front runner in his party's race could use the same deception to become president.
If that was not scary, then it would mean there should be nothing truthful about any candidate running for office that could disqualify him or her, even if the said attribute could be detrimental to the party that he or she belonged to.
In Cain's case, he was not just an ordinary person wanting to become his party's errand boy; he was aspiring to be the president of the United States. As such, every little detail of his life counted for the public to know who he actually said he was.
The same should go for all the other candidates that were in the Republican Party nomination race; Romney, Bachmann, Paul, etc.; they should all be scrutinized in order for people to ascertain that they were electing someone that they could trust and believe.
As far as the woman from Atlanta was concerned, that could not be a character assassination charge, as Cain himself has admitted that he was just being philanthropic, and that he continued to help her out of a bad situation for fourteen years. Cain has therefore not been honest by his counter accusation that the woman was lying about him.
If he was being urged to drop out of the Republican race, that could be the main reason, that he was not an honest person. The Republican Party would not support him in that wise.
Cain was assessing and reassessing his candidacy; but so long as he paraded before the American people as a genuinely honest person, he was deceiving them. He was even deceiving himself that he would get the Republican nod.
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