Once again, GraniteGrok was invited to Ovide Lamontagne’s Granite Oath PAC Presidential Series of speakers. Given McCain-Feingold, that’s the term he and the folks that have so far spoken. Me? It puts a smile on my face to say "Prez Wannabees". Either way, declared or not, the vast majority of the folks crisscrossing the nation between Iowa, New Hampsha, and South Carolina, will make a run for the Republican nomination to "marginalize" Obama as President.
One of them, for sure, is Herman Cain, the night’s special speaker. I find him to be likeable, warm, and open – and takes no small amount of pleasure in cracking a smile or a joke. While not the most well known of the candidates, I think the phrase "Once you’ve heard him, you won’t forget him" rings true. Perhaps a bit more true in a formal Event setting than in this "house event" style gathering, but he has a way to pull you into the speech in a "Preacher" style that while brims over with charisma is not short on facts either.
Question: how does a ticket made up of Herman and Michele Bachmann strike you?
The Q & A session after the jump: