I do see what they’re doing.
And as for the Left’s attacks on him, you develop a thick skin running for President.
If you can’t take that kind of pressure, you’re not ready for the toughest job in the world.
Cain’s main problem is that he doesn’t come across as an ideas guy. He has other strengths but being quick on his feet with a informed answer isn’t one of them.
I guess the question we have to ask ourselves, is do we want an ideas man as president?
Or do we want someone that we can go to bed each night knowing that we are in good hands?
I want the man who I know is going to be there for me, working for every day for four years. I don’t want to be worrying about whether he’s going to cross the idea, or get some absolute brilliant, but boneheaded idea and stick to it.
I say this as an ideas man myself. Harsh but true. You want someone who can delegate, someone who knows where he stands on the issues.
Funny, earlier I was thinking how the nomination process and general election helps prepare a president in many ways. As you said, thick skin development. And always watching what one says while living under a microscope.
It would help him appear more informed (but I don’t have any major issues - at this point) if he started to lay out in concise, easy to understand points, what 999 is. Of course, people like Letterman would need to give him time to actually talk.
But, maybe that is his plan. Right now “999” is what people associate him with, along with a couple of other things. Maybe the “999” repetition will help drown out the other things and he can soon began to give soundbites on what it really means for people.