What is my take on Herman Cain? I'm really still up in the air. I thought he was quite forthright in his press conference yesterday. Whereas I was turned off by the fact that Gloria Allred's upcoming vacation in Bali (Sharon Bialek) had to read her own press-conference sleazy accusations of sexual misfeasance against Cain. I don't want to get caught in the weeds of this possible scandal ... nor do I want to gnash my teeth over the double standard that seems to permeate such stories. But I do want to complement Herman Cain, guilty or not, on his aplomb in the face of a possible career-ending press-lynching (to use a shibboleth). His body language was confident. He read very little of his apparently-prepared statement. His voice didn't quaver. He didn't use his wife as a prop. And he easily answered all the questions poised.
I'm not endorsing Herman Cain for President here, but I do hope that he makes it through this media gauntlet without too many bruises.
