I don't have a dog in this fight, but...

[Lamplighter]

Just 10 days ago, Classic forecast the imminent demise of Herman Cain's 15 minutes.

Maybe Cain's run will continue for a while,
and maybe he will become the GOP candidate,
and maybe he will even be elected President in 2012
By now enough has been said about Cain to understand him
So, until my dog does get into this fight, I plan to ignore him and his "discontinuities".

It's time to look closer at the others for the qualities they possess and profess.
Right now, Romney and Perry seem to be the two top-dogs in this fight...
Washington Post
By Philip Rucker
Published: October*22a

Mitt Romney reaches out to voters but often lacks the common touch

Would Romney, he [a man in the crowd] wanted to know,
“finally give the people of Iowa an alternative to that?”

This was Romney’s moment to make the case that he is the substantive one,
the electable one, to tell Republican voters that Michele Bachmann and
Herman Cain and Rick Perry may be the candidates they love
but that Mitt Romney is the president they need.
And that that is why they should love him, too.

But Romney didn’t. Instead, he queued up his talking points —
that he will be back again, hopes to win here, but will campaign everywhere.
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When voters exposed themselves emotionally, Romney offered little empathy.
When they sought his support for their causes, Romney didn’t show them that he cared.
Romney was scripted when he could have been spontaneous.
He was boardroom cool when he could have been living room warm.

It’s not for lack of trying. Romney lets his hair breathe,
goes tie-less and travels with a slimmed-down entourage.
He deploys his wife, Ann, to share stories about Mitt the husband and Mitt the father.
He campaigns less as someone looking to fulfill his personal ambition than
as a turnaround specialist whose skills are needed for the nation.
“I am not in this race for me,” he says.

Brent Siegrist, a former Iowa House speaker who endorsed Romney in 2008
and plans to do so again. said, Romney still has weaknesses.
“He’s almost too perfect — too good-looking, too successful — that’s just what it feels like.
It’s almost like he’s Robert Redford in ‘The Candidate.’ ”

In the movie:

"The Candidate", presidential candidate, Bill McKay,
travels the state, with his liberal statements eroding each day.
His support of abortion rights and gun control fade to mush,
while his stump speech is reduced to the same few clichés
and a new slogan: "For a better way: Bill McKay!"

And besides all that:
It has been reported that upon viewing the film, Dan Quayle came to the conclusion
that he was more handsome than Robert Redford, and that
he would be well equipped to win a campaign to enter the White House

I've seen the movie "The Candidate"
Robert Redford was a great actor
Mitt Romney, sir, is no Robert Redford