Herman Cain: A Refreshing Change from Politics As Usual

Over the past several months, I’ve had this gnawing in the pit of my stomach over the current GOP nominee lineup.

Romney is a smart business man and a relatively savvy debater. And, it appears the GOP power brokers love him. However, Rush isn’t buying it. He’s no fan stating this past week that Romney is not a conservative. I must admit, these factors do make Romney a tentative pick. The thought of another “GOP elite” in office for four years sends a chill up spine much like the thought of Obama getting reelected.
Then there is Rick Perry. I hear he’s running to save the soul of this nation. Also a smart man and specialist when it comes to U.S./Mexico border relations, Perry’s wife Anita embraces the Christian crusade message, maintaining her husband was called by God to run for president. It has been noted by several media that more than once, she has cast the presidential battle in spiritual terms. Not sure I have a problem with this and don’t understand why others do. Making the decision to run for President of the United State is huge and seeking spiritual guidance is no joking matter.

I must admit there are aspects of Perry that fascinate me even though my dear brother-in-law and his wife, the first being politically neutral and the latter more conservative, are not in love with their Texas governor. No matter his jobs growth record, he still appears to take a questionable stance when it comes to some aspects of immigration reform.

Then there is Michele Bachmann. I like her, I really do. I like much of what she stands for and has said over the past year with some social issue exceptions. I like that she has signed the border security pledge. However, “signing and doing” are two very different things. I am reading between the lines carefully this next election cycle because 2012 will be a game changer.

I continue to thank God every day for 10 years of Reagan. Regardless, the 90s under Clinton and the last decade or so of government expansion under both Bush and Obama, along with too few spending cuts and the inability by the Feds to balance the budget, have taken their toll.

It’s now time for out-of-the-box thinking. And, I don’t use the term “out-of-the-box” lightly. Maybe I should be more specific and qualify the box I am speaking of as a “pizza box” because Herman Cain, the former president and CEO of Godfather’s Pizza and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is someone that could just bring about the paradigm-shift change this country needs to get back on track toward prosperity.

Cain brings an air of “no BS” to the campaign trail that the others in the pack just don’t right now. And while I fully understand the art of crafted messaging, he’s still not like the other candidates in a good way.



Cain can keep up with the intelligentsia but speaks with an air of honesty that not only resonated with Floridians during the September straw poll but has now piqued the interest of Americans nationwide. What sets Herman Cain apart: he’s not your typical politician.

Cain appears to speak the truth directly to the people and does so with an energy that has been lacking to date. In my mind, these character traits are more than enough reason to honor him as this week’s EUG Cool Conservative.