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I’d be happy to vote for him, though I suspect his lack of political experience might hamper him.

Try reading this essay: Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, and Presidential Qualifications and then ask yourself the same question.

By any measure when it comes to non-political office experience, Cain is at least as qualified (and imho more qualified) than Romney--who is universally considered "qualified" to be president by the MSM.

So what makes Romney qualified and Cain unqualified? Romney held office four years as governor. But Romney's stint as governor was an absolute disaster. We're not just talking about RomneyCare, The Boston Globe pointed out as Romney was leaving office that he showed no leadership as governer and left the state in overall worse shape (much worse shape) than when he took office.

So having been a total disaster as a governor makes Romney qualified to be president, but never having held office (and otherwise being just as qualified as Romney) makes Cain unqualified?

I know you’re referring to the GOP primaries,
but in the general,

any leftist that claims our candidate is “unqualified” needs to be mocked, ridiculed, and laughed at -

“after ‘bammers? You gotta be kidding me!”

The Boston Globe pointed out as Romney was leaving office that he showed no leadership as governer and left the state in overall worse shape (much worse shape) than when he took office.

Don't trust the Boston Globe. Skipping the obvious issues around Romney Care, the rest of his term was quite well-managed. He took over the state in dismal economic shape and made major changes to help right the situation. However, these powers were limited since he faced a veto-proof legislature, but was given strong executive powers when the budget was in deficit.

I think the biggest complaint you could make of him is that he failed to increase the number of Republican legislators, which is certainly a big negative, but was also the case for his Republican gubernatorial predecessors. The economy did take a huge nosedive during his tenure, but that was merely a reflection of its dependence on high tech, and was unavoidable.

With the Romney Care issue, I feel he is clearly a weak candidate given the GOP 2012 focus on repealing Obamacare. Obviously, there are questions regarding key Republican platform issues such as abortion. But don't call his tenure as a governor a disaster based on the reporting of an unabashedly liberal newspaper, because that just is not the case.

You don’t need to convince me. I think Cain is a fine choice, and most politicians simply are not. The current office holder is a great example. A man of no experience, and only political acumen is now in the top job. The disastrous consequences of that are quite evident.