Deb, I love absolutely everything you wrote in your post with the exception of this one sentence. What we really need, at least in my opinion, is someone to help guide the undoing of 80 years' worth of "taking control of the economy." If you were to just unleash Americans--within some parameters, of course--we'd have the economy turned compeletly around in less than a year.
Nobody can build, drill, or find energy because of draconian EPA regulations. Nobody wants to loan money because of some stupid banking regulations. Nobody can hire because of moronic tax/healthcare policies. Loosen some of those up, and it's "Morning in America" all over again.
I wish one or two republican candidates would mention this.
You are right, Splash, and I simplified it too much by my sentence.
Cain understands what is needed to be done to turn a dying business into a thriving one, as he has done it. Granted it was with a really good product, that most people buy on a fairly regular basis. But he understands the way, process, mechanics, whatever word you want to use, in order to bring about results.
America is a "good product" that has been lost by years of career politicians who got an English, History, Poli Sci undergrad degree and went on to law school. They have nothing but ideaLs and ideas on what a "perfect" world should be like. They have no concept of how a "real" world works or what it takes to make that world function properly.
This country needs someone with the capability to know HOW to make the changes and what it will take to implement those changes. I think Cain is the best one - at least so far - that is capable of doing that.
I heard Cain say on one of the news talk shows a couple of months ago - "We need to do 3 things - pay our debt, pay and provide for our military/national security/defense, and pay our social security/Medicare/Medicaid. Everything else comes AFTER those are paid first." (I paraphrased because I can't remember the question, but I did post it right after I heard him, but can't remember which thread)
To me, he has his priorities straight.
Now he just needs a running mate that compliments his strengths and shores up his weaknesses, AND a Congress made up of people of like minds. Since the Congress part won't happen, we're probaby screwed no matter who gets elected. It will just be a question of which presidential candidate will prevent us from going into the abyss sooner rather than later.
