Quote from piezoe:
You make some decent points. Unfortunately for Cain, he has turned what may have started as a smear campaign, however deserved, into what will be a referendum on his personal honesty and integrity. He will be shown to be lying, and then trying to cover with still more lies. His political career is over, and his business career is not worth much going forward.
Many politicians have been caught in lies, but it is the voraciousness of Mr. Cains denials that will destroy him. The American voters may be morons, but they are sensitive morons. When a politician treats them as the morons they are, they want nothing more to do with that guy.
Even Clinton when caught lying -- "I did not have sex with that woman." -- Did not persist in repeating the lie. He cleverly backtracked, and came up with his own definition of sex, and prevaricated over the meaning of "is". Furthermore there was about 50% of the population, possibly more, that thought consensual sex between adults was no one's business except Clinton, Monica, and Hilary. This Cain fiasco is a horse of a different color. Cain is dead meat. His integrity is in shambles.
