I wanted to offer my thoughts on the essay written about presidential candidate Herman Cain. Mr. Bowman has written an essay that attempts to undermine the values of Cain's overall ability as a leader instead of pointing out balanced facts and acknowledgements. The article states, "The guy who has dabbled in just about everything now wants to be president again. And for some reason, people are taking him seriously."
Since when is it a crime or any wrongdoing to explore various interests? Looking at Cain's track record, he has successfully turned his unsuccessful region of Burger King stores into the most profitable region in the country. In addition, he was able to convert Godfather's Pizza from a failing chain into a profitable one before selling the company to allow his parent company to make a strong profit. Let's compare these financial statistics with that of President Obama, who has contributed to the continued rising of our national debt (almost $15 trillion) while bailing out industries across the board which has simply put band aids on an already fragile economic market. Maybe instead of electing a political interest leader, we should consider a true businessman who knows how to get our country back on track financially.
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