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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Difference Between Cain and Gingrich
	Date:	11/30/2011 10:11:12 AM

I don't really care if Cain had an affair -- that is between him and his wife. But, what I find disturbing seems to be a pattern of involvement with women in difficult circumstances. I'm not saying that I think the women are blameless, but I have to question someone that keeps finding himself in situations involving women seeking favors. That just doesn't seem really smart to me.
Every time I hear him denying these situations, it reminds me of the "Wizard of OZ" -- pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, I am the Great Oz.

Newt's personal life doesn't really bother me either, other than I wonder about his ability to manage his own finances. My problem with Newt is that he has been kicking around Washington for a long time in and out of government, but always involved with the government. I wonder how much of grasp he has on reality. He's always been an "ideas" man -- a strategic thinker, but the problem with strategic thinkers is that their ideas cannot always be implemented. They are "in love" with their ideas at the time they are spinning them, but ideas in and of themselves may not be realistic for implementation. Newt reminds me of Les Aspin, when Aspin was made SecDef. He wasted a lot of time discussing ideas, not so much making decisions. It was terribly frustrating and wasted a lot of time.

I always find it interesting that people who venture into the public arena in a serious way seem to feel that they will not be held accountable for their past behavior. I don't know if they are deluded into thinking that they can explain it away or that it won't be a factor. I think I have more respect for someone that would stand up and say, "yes, I'm human and I've made mistakes". I think most people can understand that. It's human.