Cain’s minor slip-ups are irrelevant Re: “What really matters about Herman Cain?” Nov. 7
I generally enjoy Mr. Gregory Kane’s commentaries. However, it is not important that a presidential candidate know whether or not China is a nuclear power at this point in the election season.
If Herman Cain is elected president in November 2012, he will know that fact by the time he takes office.The only people who even care about that right now are those reporting it in the media — the same sort who thought it was important that Barack Obama said we had 57 states or that George Bush didn’t know the name of the prime minister of Chechnya.
However, what is important is that a presidential candidate have good judgment, critical thinking skills, and a consistent record.All these “gotcha” moments between now and Election Day (does anybody still care that in 2007, Obama thought Canada had a president?) make for cute headlines, but really do not matter.
Bruce Moser
Rockville
Cain’s own flip-flops hurt him the most
Re: “Cain’s biggest problem is being black conservative,” From Readers, Nov. 4
I must disagree with Mr. Dominguez’ assertion. This is 2011 and being a black conservative has nothing to do with Herman Cain’s current crisis. I am not sure which “white forces” Mr. Dominguez is referring to, but I would wager that most of Mr. Cain’s supporters (myself included) are white, so out the window that insulting statement goes.
Mr. Cain’s major problem, and I hope he fixes this quickly, is that he doesn’t give us clear answers. On the pro-life issue, he said government shouldn’t intervene to protect life and then he switched and said it should. He wasn’t for the marriage amendment, and then he was. He said he would allow the terrorists out of Guantanamo Bay, but changed that position a few days later. And he recently stated that China was developing a nuclear weapon even though China has been a nuclear power for 47 years.
The sexual harassment case follows the same pattern. First he says he remembers, then he doesn’t. Doesn’t remember the settlement, now he does. Being black and conservative has nothing to do with his current woes, which have been caused by his own flip-flopping.
Terrance Vaughn
Arlington
Catholics still funds ACORN-like groups
Last year, Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde assured his flock that the sordid funding history of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development had come to an end.
Yet the American Life League has just issued its report on the 2010-2011 CCHD grantees and believe it or not, the list of offending grantees is expanding. Of the 218 organizations funded by CCHD, 14 are actively involved in activities contrary to church teaching and 40 belong to coalitions pursuing such activities.
Thus, 24 percent of the groups funded by CCHD are involved in anti-Catholic work — an increase of 3 percent over last year. These 54 organizations received a total of $1.8 million in 2010-11 CCHD grants.
Though CCHD no longer funds the likes of the disgraced ACORN, it continues to prop up several leftist, ACORN-like community organizing entities — all in the name of “social justice.”
Good Catholics would be well advised to do their homework before contributing.
Jeffrey E. Knight
Washington
