The Latest Book I’m Reading

While I can hardly put down John Grisham’s Litigators (Darcy’s Story moves much more slowly), the new one is This Is Herman Cain! A book of only 222 pages with several family photos, it holds one’s interest, for this is a man most of us hadn’t even heard of before he got into the presidential race. And even now, the television does not tell all we might want to know about him. I’ve barely begun reading the book, but can tell you what his earliest memory is. On page 13 he says:

“My very first memories were of when my brother and I were little boys—Thurman must have been about four; I was five—and we were living in an apartment at the end of a building in what we called ‘the Projects,’ government supported housing downtown, on Gray Street . . .

“I can remember attending Gray Street Elementary School, up the street from the Projects. One day the teacher told us, ‘You are not getting the same education as white students.’ When she said that, I didn’t get mad. I just decided: Okay, I know that, but I’m still going to work as hard as I can to succeed . . .”

Like others’ first memories, this aim to succeed seems to have carried through the rest of his life. He has succeeded! Not only has he succeeded, but in several areas of activity, including business and the arts. And everyone seems to like him. He has a great sense of humor. In his recent debate with only Newt Gingrich, he began his last question to Gingrich, with “If you were elected Vice President, . . ." That brought down the house.

At this point, I still believe Herman Cain is a good man. I believe those blondes that are after him are/were paid to do that. From what source? Well, who would most desire his dropping out of the campaign? I believe that, in a situation like this, it would take concentric circles to get the job done, with impunity. And who is the current best worker of concentric circles? You decide. ♥