Now that Herman Cain is having his first real scandal he is becoming apparent as the GOP's real heir to Reagan. If Cain was to use Reagans own words, he would be saying "I can't recall..." a lot these days.
We have all heard about Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan, which would bebefit the top 1% very much.
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But what is Cain really for?
That is hard to say, it is far easier to say what Herman Cain is against.
In his role as chairman of the National Restaurant Association he certainly was against a lot of issues, mostly on the wrong side:
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In that role, he lobbied against a ban on indoor smoking, increases in the minimum wage, stricter workplace safety standards and lower blood alcohol limits for drunken driving. He also worked in favor of welfare overhaul and bigger tax deductions for business meals
Nice, Cain worked for: indoor smoking, lower minimum wages, less safe workplaces, and higher blood alcohol levels for drunk driving.
Cain also apparently is supporting the banning of Mosques. If Tim McVeigh is also a terrorist will Cain extend his anit-terrorism beliefs to banning churches?
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It is time to stop giving Herman Cain's unapologetic bigotry a free pass. The man and his poison need to be seen clearly and taken seriously.
Imagine the reaction if a major-party presidential candidate said he "wouldn't be comfortable" appointing a Jew to a Cabinet position. Imagine the outrage if this candidate supported a community's efforts to block Mormons from building a house of worship.
But Cain's prejudice isn't against Mormons or Jews: It's against Muslims. Open religious prejudice is usually enough to disqualify a candidate for national office - but not, apparently, when the religion in question is Islam.
Said Cain: "I'm willing to take a harder look at people that might be terrorists."
So is Cain a flash-in-the-pan or is he the next Willkie?