Republican presidential debate puts Herman Cain to test

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Source: Wash. Post

LAS VEGAS — In what has become a near-weekly ritual, the 2012 Republican presidential field came together on a debate stage Tuesday — this time, one that tested whether Herman Cain is a serious contender for the nomination or merely another evanescent phenom of this unsettled election season.

The former Godfather’s Pizza chief executive, who is the front-runner of the moment in opinion polls, entered the exchange here with his signature “9-9-9” tax overhaul plan under attack by his rivals and by an independent analysis that showed it would be a boon to the wealthy, while putting a significantly heavier burden on lower- and middle-income Americans.

Asked about the analysis of his plan — which would replace the current tax system with 9 percent levies on individual income, corporate earnings and purchases — Cain dismissed it as a “knee-jerk reaction” that was refuted by his campaign’s calculations.

“The reason that my plan — the reason that our plan is being attacked so much is because lobbyists, accountants, politicians, they don’t want to throw out the current tax code and put in something that’s simple and fair. They want to continue to be able to manipulate the American people with a 10-million-word mess.”

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[bluestateguy]

1. No graviats. No experience. Not ready for prime time.

There is just no candidate who can match President Barack Obama on foreign policy.

The enemies of America are watching. We have troops in the field, and we must stand with our Commander in Chief.

Obama got Osama.

[alp227]

3. uhh what about the isolationist Ron Paul? nt

[jaxx]

2. Cain failed the test.

[russspeakeasy]

4. Cain failed the test ? He didn't even take a test...

He has no new ideas, he is a loud ,pit with nothing substantial to say...and he may be the best the thugs can come up with...

[Raschel]

5. He encourages you to do your own "calcalations".

[bongbong]

6. He's in it for one thing

He's in it ONLY for the dough, like all the repigs are. TPTB are fine with Obama, so these repigs are just doing dog-n-pony shows for the rubes.

Cain was found out this week to have put $100K from his campaign fund into a private company owned by him. repigs are simple, simple creatures. Amoebas out-think them. Just follow the money to figure out why a repig does something (for the poor deluded sheep repig voters, just follow the hate that spews from their radios)