Tuesday 11/8/11

One of the first headlines in today's paper was a continued story about Herman Cain's sexual assault accusations. Since I read a few articles about it previously, I was interested to see the latest development. This article is the first I've heard of one of the accusers coming forward with a name, saying that Cain groped her fourteen years ago. Cain has been on various talk shows speaking of his innocence and willingness to testify to prove that fact. The back and forth between the two has become much more heated since this woman is the first of the 4 to put a name and facts to the charges Cain is accused of. Cain's campaign keeps returning with denial of the claims just as the woman insists on the truth of her words. A controversy such as this typically ends poorly for the public figure. In the past few years sadly, many political figures have revealed true colors after weeks of denying accusations against. While he is still managing to stay atop the polls as a Republican candidate, I hope Cain doesn't become the next Jon Edwards.