So, Herman Cain is out, Newt Gingrich is up and Mitt Romney has no scruples. Just another week in the long-running (or so it seems) Republican primary.
Cain, who appears to be a serial harasser at the very least, announced today that he’s suspending his campaign — which basically means he’s done. That he ascended as high in the polls as he did despite being a raving nutcase, does not exactly place the GOP faithful in a good light.
As Cain plummets, Newt rises — despite years of hypocrisy and a campaign based on pure self-interest.
And Mitt, the likeliest candidate to survive the primaries? He proved himself a liar of the highest order, a man without any discernible integrity. It’s one thing to distort an opponent’s position; it’s something else — and something outright disgusting — to do what he did in his recent anti-Obama ad.
Romney quoted the president so badly out of context — he quotes Obama quoting McCain in 2008 and leads viewers to believe it was Obama’s opinion now — that the best you can say is he’s a disgusting liar. The worst? Don’t get me started.
The sad thong is that we need a strong, principled Republican in the race and a legitimate lefty to expand debate beyond the nonsense we’ve been getting.
Hank Kalet 