Herman Cain and the weekend of the long knives

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 7/17/2004 | Jim Galloway and Tom Baxter

[Muscadine]

You can bet the farm that this article was written for the sole purpose of causing unrest within the Republican Party in Georgia.

Rush does not call this newspaper the Atlanta Urinal and Constipation without reason.

[AmishDude]

(a) Kerrey didn't run any risk of not being elected.
(b) $250 from Herman Cain is no more a sign of support than a Christmas card.
(c) Such kind of obfuscation and playing with the facts is OK, but it's unconscionable to do it just before the election so Cain doesn't have the chance to set the record straight.

That said, Cain should have had an easy answer and it's amateurish that he didn't (assuming your take on the interview).

[CondiArmy]

Exactly, and during this time period Cain was the owner (or CEO, I am not exactly sure of the time line) of a large business which employed thousands of employees. Anyone who is a head of a large company would know you do not want to alienate the powerful people of your state. The responsibility for your employees trumps most personal feelings you have.