“The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites”—Larry Hardiman.Outside of individuals in prisons, there are few people more despised than those residing in Washington D.C. Yet, when we get the opportunity to elect a “political outsider” to the highest office in the land it’s scoffed at.
Enter Donald Trump and Herman Cain.
Could they do any worse than our recent leaders attempts to revive the economy? Keep in mind, the majority of our politicians come from law backgrounds, not business. Many—our current President included—have never even had a job in the private sector.
Should we really be surprised that TARP and the Stimulus Package did virtually nothing to create jobs?
Polls done by Pew, Rasmussen and others consistently show that American’s main concern is jobs. I don’t go to my lawyer for help with my nonexistent stock situation, why would we go to Lawyers for help with our jobs situation?
Trump and Cain, the two most prominent outsider candidates as of now, would need to show that they could be effective leaders in regards to foreign affairs and socially conservative issues (a lost demographic lately). But why would we believe that Harvard lawyers would be stronger in war time situations than business men?
Personally, I’d rather see Cain run. This election will be more about President Obama than the Republican challenger and Cain has less downside (and more upside). Just Google “Herman Cain Bill Clinton”.
