Cain: Is he through?

Consider two things for just a moment - - 1. 13 years! He does not refute that he did this and any refuting will undoubtedly be met by an avalanche of evidence (pictures, hotel receipts, etc.) to the contrary. You can deceive some people for a while and it will work for a while but when taht day of reckoning happens it will fall even harder on you. 2. Is winning everything? You reach a point where it is no longer about a person, or that person's ego/drive to win. It is about what you are competing for. Coach Paterno lost his job largely because the scandal and his role were larger than the job, his history or his will to win... Cain wants to become President and the size of what he did for more than a dozen years is just too big for someone who wants the office he is going after. Go home now and try to repair what you have already damaged in your family. My best to you and even more to Mrs. Cain.

The last one that spoke up didn't say she was raped or fondled or anything else untoward. She stated that she entered a consensual affair with her eyes open. That being the case the question I have is why is she speaking up right now. What purpose does her admission have other than hurting his chances of being elected. To me there is a conspiracy occurring here to inhibit his opportunity to be elected.

In all honestly, I think he'd have been paying more to fight those accusations in court. The settlements were probably cheaper and easier for him in the long run, regardless if he did it or not. Frankly, though, I don't care what goes on in the private life of a politician as long as it isn't illegal. I doubt he's giving up so easily, though.

Everyone keeps talking about where there is smoke there is fire maybe we should be talking about smoke and mirrors. I just don't see anyone being that crazy or dumb enough to even consider running for president if they had all these skeletons in their closet. So that brings on my new paranoid theory: maybe this was all done as a diversion? What is it we are missing while the media is putting Cain under the microscope?

I think he is done because he these allegations which means he is being accused of it. He did how ever pay a settlement in at least one of the cases which of course doesn't mean he was guilty as it was done out of court. This has damaged his campaign not to say that it wasn't already a little damaged from the 9-9-9 plan getting heavily attacked and him not seeming to be able to really defend it all that well. I just don't see him being able to pull it together as having to deal with this is taking from his ability to really campaign as hard as some of the other candidates.

I was on record that I'd love to see him win the nomination well before any of the allegations came out. I hope he stays in the race.

I laugh in the pathetic face of anyone who holds these unfounded allegations against Cain but defended Clinton!! But if he can't overcome these allegations, yeah, he's done.

Reconsidering his candidacy is probably normal at this point. He has finally gotten the full brunt of the media focused on him. It is no doubt taking a toll on his family. He is probably talking to them and finding out whether or not they want to continue the Campaign. I don't know how true or not true the allegations are. Frankly, I don't really care at this point. Dropping out would not be an indication of guilt. What it probably means is that his family is not supportive of him staying in the race. As far as political "smoke" goes, well let's just say there is a lot of it blowing around. It can be extremely difficult to pinpoint a source of the fire or even if there is one. There are so many rumors and innuendos rolling around that you won't probably ever know the truth.