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Radical Georgia Moderate: Good night, Herman, and good luck Good night, Herman, and good luck How's it going, Herman? Long time no see. Last I heard from you, you were the more fun choice than Johnny Isakson and the less crazy choice than Mac Collins for U.S. Senate here in Jaw-ja in 2004. Your ads were clever, your wit sharp, your rhetoric smooth as Sean Hannity's chin. Hell, despite being repulsed by nearly everything you stand for, I still was this close to voting for you based solely on your charisma. Despite losing that race, you had built up good will among movers and shakers within and outside your party. Inevitably, it would propel you into a successful statewide or national race in just a few short years. "Cain for Governor in 2010!" I can almost hear them chanting. Alas, poor fella, you got cancer earlier this year. Our hearts bled for you more. When you beat it, we wondered, "How remarkable would this man be after kicking cancer's butt?" You answered us this week with a resounding "not very." Hey, I understand the backlash toward the anti-Wal-Mart crowd among conservatives. Hating Wal-Mart is as easy as hating, well, cancer. It doesn't take a lot of creativity. But, by going the Ann Coulter route and juxtaposing an anti-Wal-Mart position with Hezbollah sympathizing, well, your creativity and mental capacity comes into question. Any idiot can casually throw around accusations of treason when they don't agree with someone. The Herman Cain I remember from a couple of years ago was a showman, but not a cheap shock jock. Maybe that's the image I hold onto because I've never listened to your radio show. Consider your good will with me officially squandered.
Aug 25, 2006 Georgia Political Digest COLUMN
Rusty Tanton | www.radicalgeorgiamoderate.org | bio
