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As Past Accusations Surface, Cain Focuses on Tax Plan
Washington, D.C. — Herman Cain, under fire for Politico ’s overnight report on past sexual-harassment accusations, was confident this morning at the American Enterprise Institute, where he discussed his tax proposal. Cain’s at-ease manner was aided in part by the nature of the AEI program. Keep reading this post . . .
Initial Observations On Cain’s Mess
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In no particular order: TPM, and a lot of others, has been reporting for the last few weeks on how Herman Cain doesn’t have any kind of campaign apparatus in the traditional sense. Boy, does that show now. You would expect past sexual harassment allegations to get a thorough vetting from within the campaign very early on in the process, by which I mean the campaign would do its own due diligence and, if not figure out the underlying facts, at least determine the scope of what is known and unknown, knowable and unknowable, and have a plan for how to respond when the time came. From reading Politico ‘s account of the back and forth with the campaign over…
Cain’s Halloween Costume: Ron Paul?
Washington, D.C. — Herman Cain told an American Enterprise Institute audience this morning that if he had to choose from the GOP field for his Halloween costume, he’d dress up as Ron Paul. “That’s a trick question,” Cain laughed at the beginning of a morning policy forum. But after mulling for a minute, he settled on the Texas congressman.
Occupy Protesters Disrupt Catholic Mass in Vancouver (Video)
A group of Occupy Vancouver protesters marched to the steps of Holy Rosary Cathedral to disrupt the Sunday mass service yesterday. The group had planned on disrupting the Sunday services but police officers prevented them from entering the cathedral during mass. CTVBC reported: A group calling themselves “Occupy the Vatican” disrupted service at a downtown Vancouver church Sunday, demanding justice for residential school survivors. About a dozen protesters stood on the steps of the Holy Rosary Cathedral demanding to be let in, but were turned away by church volunteers. “I’m not asking you to renounce your religion,” the crowd chanted in unison. “I’m asking you to stand with Jesus, and stand for what he stood for: justice, brotherhood, sisterhood and righting the wrongs …
Will the Tea Party in Oregon Primary Him?
He was elected in 1998, and is serving in his 7th term. The Almanac for American Politics says, “he is a conservative on fiscal issues but more moderate on cultural issues.” The Almanac doesn’t know what it’s talking about. He is certainly bad on a host of cultural issues in his support for using federal funds to clone humans, conduct stem cell research that destroys human embryos, and subsidize Planned Parenthood. He is against the Mexico City Policy (tax dollars for international organizations that promote abortion), for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and for legislation to create thought crimes, otherwise known as “hate crimes” legislation. He is not moderate on cultural issues—he is a liberal. But he is certainly not conservative on fiscal issues. Just this year, he has…
Aides’ Corporation May Have Illegally Gotten Cain Campaign Off The Ground
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Long before Herman Cain chief of staff Mark Block was appearing in the most mocked campaign ad of the presidential campaign so far , he and deputy chief of staff Linda Hansen started a Wisconsin corporation that the Journal Sentinel reports illegally helped the GOP presidential candidate get his campaign off the ground. According to sources and documents obtained by the newspaper, Prosperity USA, founded by Block and Hansen, footed the bill “for tens of thousands of dollars in expenses for such items as iPads, chartered flights and travel to Iowa…
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Another Energy Department loan ‘success’ story – Beacon Power goes belly-up
Trying to pick winners and losers a futile effort.
Politico Report: Herman Cain Accused Of Sexual Harassment While He Ran National Restaurant Association
The Cain campaign is getting a crash course in being the frontrunner today. During Herman Cains tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials…
If Not Mitt, Who?
Last week, I was talking to a colleague about the Republican primaries. And we remembered the primaries of 2008. There was a field of estimable politicians — politicians you could imagine as president: Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Thompson. What about this year? Well, as you know, many possible candidates declined to run: Daniels, Jeb Bush, Barbour, Thune, Ryan, Christie, others. And that left Mitt Romney and . . . and . . . Keep reading this post . . .
Cain Speaks
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Herman Cain was already scheduled to speak in DC this morning at the American Enterprise Institute before those sex harassment allegations became public last night. Cain should take the stage momentarily. Our Evan McMorris-Santoro is there. You can follow updates on any news from Cain’s speech here . Meanwhile, Cain’s campaign manager is on MSNBC right now categorically denying that Cain ever sexually harassed anyone.
Administration can’t make up its mind about the ISI
Are they terrorist enablers? Or a partner for peace?
Cain Allegations: No There There
In light of last night’s Politico story about allegations against Herman Cain, it is important to clarify the legal meaning of the term “sexual harassment.” Specifically, Politico reports allegations that Herman Cain made an “an unwanted sexual advance” and engaged in “innuendo or personal questions of a sexually suggestive nature.” Politico suggests that this amounts to sexual harassment, using the term at least six times. The truth is that the reported allegations, even if true, do not constitute sexual harassment under the law unless – as the Supreme Court has stated – they are “sufficiently severe or pervasive” to “create an abusive working environment,” among other requirements. Even the guidance of the decidedly liberal U…
Debunking Obama’s Equality Equation
Today on Uncommon Knowledge , Thomas Sowell discusses the pitfalls of high taxes and wealth redistribution. Keep reading this post . . .
Cain edges Perry in new Texas poll
Herman Cain’s support appears to be broad and deep, even in Rick Perry’s home turf of Texas.
Obama Lecturing On Euro Finance? Give Me a Break
In what has to be the most vaguely pathetic advice column of the year, President Barack Obama has offered recommendations on what global leaders must do to stop the Euro crisis from spreading to America.
Do-nothing Democrats
If the president wants to start pointing fingers, better point them at his own party.
How government interference in the economy is like a faulty GPS device
Always trying to tell us where to go, even if it’s the wrong way.
DOOM: I like that Doom Doom Pow
Happy Halloween, Morons! It’s quite an apropos day for DOOM. Once again, the Feds express shock that Social Security went into the red so much sooner than they expected. They’ve been fudging the numbers for so long — since…