Due to his surge in the polls, fueled to a great extent by his surprising victory at the Florida Presidency 5 Straw Poll last month, Herman Cain was the center of attention for much of Tuesday night's GOP presidential debate at Darmouth College in New Hampshire.
But even more significant than the carping from his opponents, many who trail him in the polls, is the scrutiny from some economists, who up until had seemingly not taken Cain's "9-9-9" plan apparently that serious, until now. But just remember that this is a party who has plenty of members who have a signed a pledge not to raise taxes – ever.
This article appears in Oct 13-19, 2011.