I don’t think it’s nice to call Herman Cain insane.
I think he could have handled this fine, and it would have been a non-story. Everybody has skeletons in their closet.
Rick Perry and the “rock” story was a form of a skeleton, but Perry’s team handled it effectively, and while it’s still the source of some humor, it had no lasting effect, except to embarrass Cain because of his false attack on Perry over it.
Bachmann had some “skeletons” related to her husband, but she handled those well. Gingrich has a skeleton party going on, but it’s not stopping him or really interfering with his message. And Romney was born with a silver skeleton in his closet.
BTW, Cain isn’t really a “rocket scientist”. He was a ballistics analyst, which isn’t really about building or designing rockets. He was a math major, and has a masters in computer science. I don’t say this to knock him, just a point of clarification.
He is an “associate minister” at a liberal baptist church in Atlanta. He does not appear to have attended seminary or had formal training for the position.
Also, being a Baptist minister really has little relationship to whether you would have a skeleton in the closet. Unfortunately, pastors are not immune to various temptations of this world.
“BTW, Cain isn’t really a “rocket scientist”. He was a ballistics analyst, which isn’t really about building or designing rockets. He was a math major, and has a masters in computer science. I don’t say this to knock him, just a point of clarification.”
...and a re-clarification from me...
When you are a ballistics anaylst working in rocketry, you are a rocket scientist. The ballistics aspect of rocket science may be the most challenging part of it.