The more I read about this man the more I like him. The first thing to like is his utter dislike of taxes. How about that for a change? He's the one candidate who actually has a new and novel idea on how to have a tax system that's fair and simple and pretty easy for anyone to understand.

Herman Cain earned a Bachelors in Mathematics from Morehouse College and a Masters in Computer Science from Purdue. Herman Cain was also a ballistics expert in the Navy, and is a strong proponent of the 2nd Amendment.

Herman Cain is the author of four books on leadership. He’s also a survivor of colon cancer and a fierce opponent of ObamaCare.

Herman Cain is also Christian. He attends and participates in a church near Atlanta, Georgia. Another plus these days he is staunchly anti-radical Islam.

Unlike others, he want to increase spending on the military and maintain America's strong defensive stature. He's a Constitutionalist and a proponent of strong borders coupled with easing the way to legal immigration and citizenship.

I'm not sure where his candidacy will lead, but the more I know about him, the more I like. He's a man to watch, and right now the man of the hour.

http://www.hermancain.com/images/economicgrowth.pdf

http://trevorloudon.com/2011/09/man-...;-herman-cain/

This is his new campaign video promoting his 9-9-9 Tax plan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=-IuiEmXoBhI

Here's an old video of Herman Cain as CEO of Godfather Pizza taking on then Pres. Clinton over his proposed healthcare plan (which eventually failed)
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I can't imagine us spending MORE on the military...

Originally Posted by djplong

I can't imagine us spending MORE on the military...

A lot of military equipment is getting very old and needs to be replaced. As long as there are places like the middle east and particulary Iran, we need a strong military. I firmly believe that 10 years from now people will be asking how we could have been so stupid as to not stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. I hope I am wrong, but I don't think so.

Originally Posted by ladydoc

A lot of military equipment is getting very old and needs to be replaced. As long as there are places like the middle east and particulary Iran, we need a strong military. I firmly believe that 10 years from now people will be asking how we could have been so stupid as to not stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. I hope I am wrong, but I don't think so.

I think that this is the only time we have agreed on something.

Originally Posted by ladydoc

A lot of military equipment is getting very old and needs to be replaced. As long as there are places like the middle east and particulary Iran, we need a strong military. I firmly believe that 10 years from now people will be asking how we could have been so stupid as to not stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. I hope I am wrong, but I don't think so.

Right on target, Ladydoc. We have pilots flying B-52's that their grandfathers could have been flying and there are many more weapons systems that need to be upgraded and replaced.

We can never let any other nation for one minute think we are vulnerable to any attack without they themselves experiencing a massive response and annihilation at our hands if they were so foolish as to attempt it.

The cost of the military is subordinate in amount and priority to the pet projects of the lawmakers and their special interest groups, lobbyists and of course their personal agendas.

Ladydoc's observations are 100% correct. Just like the infrastructure in our country that has been allowed to deteriorate to a point of gross neglect to shunt money to their special projects.....ditto for the military.

A priority item that a field commander approves today as needed to maintain position, save lives or support a mission takes a minimum of 90++ days to get approved with too many taking 6 months....purely political. The aides get the requests, then they do their second guessing of how well the request might be viewed by their boss(es)....the ones that get forwarded then go through the same second guessing by the lawmaker as well as how it fits his or his constituencies agendas.....meanwhile...the troops wait.

The system is broken....all the 545 in Washington know it...because it is business as usual....nobody minds, or cares and nothing gets changed from one administration to another.

When another bridge falls or a military disaster happens tied to fauklty equipment AND when the media decides to ride that horse....will there be some attention. If the lawmakers in Washington were firefighters they would, everyone of them, wait until they saw the flames and felt the heat before making a decision whether to fight the fire or not. Note I did not say to decide to fight the fire.

btk

9/11 already showed we are vulnerable to attack. How much more evidence do we need to see before our vulnerability becomes obvious?

As for taxes .... Has anyone EVER met someone who likes to pay taxes?

Hey Luigi, I gotta order for one Dept of Defense budget with extra anchovies and pepperoni. Getta it there in 30 minutes or we got to give it free.

Originally Posted by buggyone

Hey Luigi, I gotta order for one Dept of Defense budget with extra anchovies and pepperoni. Getta it there in 30 minutes or we got to give it free.

Is that a reference to Mr. Cain's occupation? We can have acorn deliver it so it will get there safe.

Originally Posted by buggyone

Hey Luigi, I gotta order for one Dept of Defense budget with extra anchovies and pepperoni. Getta it there in 30 minutes or we got to give it free.

I'll bet my last dime that Herman Cain, CEO knows how to read an income-expense sheet and knows what the red ink means......AND how to reverse it.

Originally Posted by ilovetv

I'll bet my last dime that Herman Cain, CEO knows how to read an income-expense sheet and knows what the red ink means......AND how to reverse it.

I do not know how any American can be satisified that our military spending should either remain status quo or be reduced.

As aptly pointed out much of our equipment is outdated and /or need of repair.

Mostly our military needs to purchase the latest innovations to keep us ahead of those whom would oppose America. (More on that below)

Our volunteer military needs to be adquately funded while serving and if disabled be given the medical care they need. If we cannot afford to keep this force properly cared for we will have to return to the draft. Personally I am for the draft because far too many of our young people are too disengaged( i.e. a meaning let George do it attittide")

I believe Obama has made a mess of our foreign policy beginning with reneaging on the missle defense system in Poland, with underestimating Russia. He has made enemies of our friends and friends of our enemies. His time table in Afgan and Iraq are ill conceived. While we lost 4,000+ troops over these last ten years. Yet we lost 26,000 troops in Korea and have had a contingent of 36,000 soldiers to protect our interests and that of our allies in that part of the world for 60 years and rightly so given threats from N Korea and China It will all be for naught if we leave only 4000 troops in those two middle east countries. I also believe he lost many opportunities within the Arab Spring .

Time will tell how costly his mistakes will be. Pray breathen that I am wrong

No other country can defend democracy better than America because we will not allow anyone to take our freedom from us and so in the long run we always move in our best interests That is the reality of our world situation. We have all learned that with freedom come cost and sacriface



So we will need to have a strong and updated military defense. Of course I do believe that any Administration should have controls to prevent fraud and abuse

Originally Posted by buggyone

Hey Luigi, I gotta order for one Dept of Defense budget with extra anchovies and pepperoni. Getta it there in 30 minutes or we got to give it free.

Would that be a derogatory racial reference?!?

Actually, Herman Cain seems to know what he wants for the government to work better. His ideas are good on the surface but it would be next to impossible to get them through Congress. It is the same network of politicians and even though a President has very good ideas, it has be passed by both the House and Senate.

Cain is a lot better than some of the other candidates and is a very intelligent and capable person. He may be out of his element as far as being President of the USA but is certainly worth thinking about.

I wish I could find that link that explained about the bills going through Congress. Seems that the House has passed many bills to help the economy but it dies in the Senate and rarely gets voted on. Seems Harry Reid gets a free pass on this and the left always use the Tea Party as a scapegoat.