If the Republican presidential race were a logic problem, there would be just two candidates:
1) Mitt Romney
2) Not Mitt Romney
And that’s bad news for…. Herman Cain.
Ask Rick Perry. And before him, Michele Bachmann. Each candidate once held the Not Mitt Romney mantle — that is, a reasonable claim to near-frontrunner status — only to wind up at the back of the pack.
After Tuesday night’s verbal brawl of a debate in Las Vegas, it’s a good bet that Cain could meet a similar fate. Perry could rise after a stronger-than-usual performance in which he savaged Romney hiring a home lawn service that employed illegal immigrants.
The attack flustered the normally unflappable Romney. The sharp exchange dominated Twitter, blogs and the after-action talk of the pundits. And that robbed Cain of some of the spotlight.
Heading into the debate, Cain was fighting a rearguard action over his “9-9-9” plan that would cut corporate and personal income tax rates to 9 percent while raising a first-ever national sales tax of 9 percent.
Business groups and other Republicans have called the sales tax a job killer. An independent study shows that the plan would give millionaires a savings of at least $455,000, while raising tax expenditures for poor and middle-income people who would have to pay the new national sales tax on top of state sales taxes.
Cain said critics were confused about his plan, mixing up “apples and oranges.”
Between Ron Paul hitting hard and Romney smacking down on both Perry and Cain, I think this was the best debate so far!
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Posted by: Zadoc Paet | October 19, 2011 at 01:49 AM
Cain said critics were confused about his plan, mixing up “apples and oranges.”
Let's see, under Cain's plan I get 91% of what I earn. Then Uncle Sam takes another 9% off my pile every time a buy something- so I pay taxes twice on the same money.
Corporations get hit by a 9% plan that they will pass on and make ME pay by raising their prices.
No apples there, nor oranges either. Godfather 9-9-9 is triple lemons!!!!!
Posted by: Robert Chapman | October 19, 2011 at 10:23 AM