Scrutiny Biases

I appreciate Herman Cain’s charisma, his Reaganesque style and his ability to articulate the small government and personal freedom message. I, do, however, have several concerns about Mr. Cain and do not back him for the White House nor do I have any enthusiasm for the candidate.

In many ways, I see his appeal on the right in the 2012 circuit as similar to Barack Obama’s appeal to the left in 2008 cycle. Both are charismatic men, running as outsiders to the political establishment.

Only Cain has made clear his commitment to conservative principles in his campaign while Obama obscured his advocacy of big-government notions in his. And Cain has a record of accomplishment in the private sector — with the concomitant executive experience. Oh, and the media has scrutinized the Cain's record with a fine-toothed comb while paying little, if any, attention to Obama’s.