Conservative African-Americans make the media
Isn't it interesting that Herman Cain wins the Florida straw poll, and granted, that is a very small sample, but that as soon as that happens, no one in the media really takes him serious - instead, in the days that follow - it's all about whether or not Gov. Christie of New Jersey will get in the race.
But hey, think about it. Maybe an African-American conservative is the best chance to unseat Obama, not that I think it is a very good chance, at least at this time. Cain is well spoken, and has a gimmick, which helps in American politics. That gimmick is the 9 9 9. That refers to his tax rates. 9% sales, income, and business rate. I have no idea whether I'd be paying more or less or whether it would solve our budget woes. But it is an idea and something he can push. The only problem with it, as far as I can see, is that it is too close to the 6 6 6 sign of the devil, that so many in rural areas fear. That may turn some people off.
Unfortunately, for the republicans, they can't see the forest for the trees. They are ready to push Cain off the stage, even after he did a really good job on the Today Show after they interviewed him in a prime spot after he won the Florida primary. But already he has dropped out of view and apparently is not being taken seriously by the republicans.
Not that I want Cain, but I'm just looking it as an objective observer. If you had an African American to run against Obama, you level that playing field. And then you have a guy who is honestly a "business man," whatever that means, and a lot of people may be thinking that a businessman might not be a bad idea to lead us through our financial woes. I mean, he's definitely a better opponent than Palin, Perry, and Romney, but the republicans apparently have a lot of trouble with diversity. That's their problem. Trying to draft Christie won't solve it.
And then there is the article by Jeffrey Toobim in the New Yorker about Clarence Thomas. OMG!!! I hope that Toobim is wrong. He says that Thomas is the underground main influence on the supreme court and that he is living to kill the health care bill by killing the individual mandate. It's more the influence that I hope isn't right. What the conservatives don't really understand is that if they kill the individual mandate, the only option left is the "public" option - their worst nightmare. But they will press on with their efforts to kill the mandate, and I have to admit that I don't really like it either - not without some price controls on the premiums. But their actions may very well lead to the very result that they are trying to avoid, and that is ironic.