Hard to find stance by Cain

[Wingshooter]

I have listened to Cain from time to time on talk radio over the last two years. He has stayed pretty consistant. He doesn't have a voting record (that I know of), so he has the advantage of being able to say what he believes without much scrutany. I have always found myself agreeing with most of his positions. I mainly hear him talking about economy and domestic issues, so I wonder how strong he would be on defense and international issues.

I'll be watching the debate tonight.

[wjh2657]

I think the media will try, like you say, kieffer, but I think he is witty enough

to handle them. You can bet they are looking for all the dirt they can on him.

I imagine the country club republicans are aiding and abetting the media, too.

Howard Cain was and still is a "consultant" (employee) of the AFP and the BR , both groups whose members are exclusively 1 Percenters (your Country Club set). As he is their man, I doubt very much that they are going against him but it does make me question just how much he is "our man" when it comes to taxes and jobs policies. Don't get to carried away with the rhetoric or hype, Cain's talk sounds good but his bonefides are very murky. The party needs to find some a more viable candidate without the direct connections to the "Bank and Corporate Mafia." Fact is, we are not doing real well right now:

• Bachman and her husband milked the welfare system for their personal wealth through their clinics.
  
• Perry's job creations were mostly for low wage illegal Mexicans in Texas. Plus he can't seem to get his foot out of his mouth.
  
• Cain works for the people that we need to put on a leash within the party (Uber-Wealthy)
  
• Romney is Centrist and a Morman (loses Evangelical base).
  

The party needs to be rejuvenated to it's old true Conservative Upper Middle and Middle Class base. There are plenty of good "real" Republicans out there ( Mostly Governors and State reps)but the party is selecting the slate that the BCM ordered up. The other possibilities don't have the ties to the BCM (i.e read not bought out) so they were never even considered. The Tea Party (National Level) was a step in the right direction but was soon bought out by the Kochs (Godfathers of the BCM) but I think most of the local Tea Parties are still legit and could be a good influence in getting some control of the party back.<o:p></o>

Edited October 28, 2011 by wjh2657

[Oh Shoot]

The Tea Party (National Level) was a step in the right direction but was soon bought out by the Kochs (Godfathers of the BCM) but I think most of the local Tea Parties are still legit and could be a good influence in getting some control of the party back.<o:p

I've said since the Tea Party's inception that it would be diluted and absorbed by the GOP and would need to become its own third party if it were to have any long term significant influence -- I see no reason to change that opinion so far.

I admit that it "sort of" had an influence on the debt ceiling issue, stalling all progress for awhile, but look what came out of that -- the "super committee", one of the absolute worst ideas ever to emerge from the Hill, which is saying a lot.

- OS