Rats Jumping Sinking Ship

The SS Herman Cain is taking on big water.  New allegations of a long-term affair with the married Cain are sinking him in the eyes of moral GOP primary voters.  Say what you want about the GOP value system, they don't like philanderers.  And who can blame them?  If you cheat on the single-most important relationship in your life, how can anyone else trust you?  


In related news, in the wake of the new allegations against Cain, two NH representatives have switched endorsements to Newt Gingrich.  One of the reps, William Panek, said that Cain's infidelity was the proverbial straw:


Panek said he initially "didn't take [the] allegations at face value," but that once the woman presented evidence of the affair "I pretty much just had had enough."


Apparently, for Panek anyway, there is somewhat of a scorecard when tallying affairs and harassment charges.  "It was bad enough when it was 1 or 2 women," although not quite enough to get Panek to drop Cain at that point.  After all, all Cain did was gently push a female employee's head towards his crotch.  We all have our own ideas about fun in workplace, don't you know.


We haven't touched on the outrageous hypocrisy of the reps switching from one philanderer to another, but it has the makings of a great Monty Python skit.