February 5, 2004
THE HERMANATOR:
Cain Pushes 'Common-Sense' Conservatism (Meg Kinnard, , Feb. 4, 2004, NationalJournal.com)
Businessman Herman Cain (R) recently began airing ads for his Georgia Senate bid, emphasizing his "common-sense" conservative approach to Iraq, taxes and the Pledge of Allegiance.Cain opens the first ad by saying "the Hollywood crowd is attacking" President Bush. Referencing the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Cain says some people "seem pretty angry" that Bush "didn't ask permission from France to defend our country." Cain then says he believes "we should support our troops and our president."
Cain addresses the tax system in the ad, "Start Over," telling viewers the tax code is "an eight-million-word mess." He says America should "scrap the tax code and shut down the IRS," replacing it with a "fair and simple" system. "And while we are at it," Cain asks, "why not replace the professional politicians who made the mess?"
The third ad, "Pledge," focuses on Cain's belief that "liberal judges shouldn't take the words 'under God' out of our Pledge of Allegiance." Cain says he supports "a constitutional amendment to guarantee we remain 'one nation under God.'"
Cain closes each spot by saying that his ideas might be conservative, but to him, they're just "common sense."
And people question John Kerry writing off the South? Posted by Orrin Judd at February 5, 2004 1:15 PM
Kerry writing off the South makes some sense - why spend time and money in states you probably won't win?
That said, ceding the South will allow Bush to spend more time and money on the toss-up states in the midwest and southwest (maybe even CA) which helps Bush.
And can't believe Kerry writing off the South will help the Dems hold any of the 5 open southern senate seats.
What? You mean John Kerry's coattails won't be long enough to defeat Cain? :)
Posted by: kevin whited at February 5, 2004 2:27 PMHerman Cain saved Godfather's. For that alone, I would vote for him.
Posted by: Chris at February 5, 2004 2:58 PM