Sexual harassment is not about sex. It’s about power. If Cain harassed these women (and it’s looking increasingly to be the case), then ultimately he didn’t do it out of sexual attraction – he did it to assert control.

It’s a very, very troubling situation, if you ask me.

I was troubled by President Clinton’s actions, and I am again by the allegations against Herman Cain.

This is one thing I appreciate about President Obama and Governor Romney–neither of them have ever been accused of sexually harassing co-workers or underlings, or having done anything in violation of their marriage vows. Having seen Michelle Obama speak in person, I can’t imagine her doing the politician’s wife thing, standing silently in the background, “supporting her man.”

I think I’m getting over my disappointment with President Obama. Foreign policy has been, in my view, pretty much top-notch, and it’s hard to turn the economy on a dime when things have been rotting from within for so long.

Having worked in employment law for a while now, I can say that when there are multiple accusers, there is always something going on. Cain may not be a monster (and he probably isn’t) but for him to say that he didn’t do anything wrong in these cases is not credible. He’s guilty of some inappropriate conduct for certain, but maybe he was just ignorant, rather than evil. Most of these claims are pretty old, so it need not necessarily sink his campaign, but people should think twice about him. I wasn’t going to vote for him before, but if I had been I wouldn’t now.

Perry’s almost a side-show now. He’s reached comic-relief status. I almost feel bad for him.

The only one that can overtake Romney now is Gingrich, and that’s not going to happen.

I feel badly for Republicans/conservatives because, unless you like Romeny, which not many people seem to, the field is pretty unsatisfying. Democrats have certainly been there–we’ve had plenty of cycles where our candidate really didn’t inspire passion. It’s a bummer. But not the end of the world. Better to have a dry field this year than in 4 years when Republicans would have a better shot at the preseidency, anyway.

RE: Cain’s allegations
It surprises me that this has not bothered more people. I agree that Cain is not likely evil, but he seems to have a disregard for women, and that troubles me. It’s not only the sexual accusations (which may have been indicitive more of a man who just didn’t understand that the work culture needed to change to accomodate women), but also his dismisal of female leadership (I understand that Congresswoman Pelosi really grates on some people, but the fact is, she is the former Speaker, and it is entirely inappropriate to sideline her as a “princess”), and his EXTREME views on abortion which, to me, is another indicator that he does not regard women in an equitable manner.

The saddest thing for the GOP is that after 2.5 years, the best they can do is Mitt Romney.

The saddest thing for the GOP is that after 2.5 years, they still have no appreciation for an intelligent, successful candidate like Mitt Romney.

I’m not endorsing all his ideas, but saying that he’s not a worthwhile candidate for the GOP is ridiculous.

We say we want high quality candidates to run for office but everyone who does run is immediately disrespected and ridiculed in every way possible. I expect it from some know-nothing TV personalities who make their money from making fun of people, but we should know better. Whether you agree with him on the issues or not, the bare reality is that Romney is a smart, talented, successful guy that has no need to subject himself to this campaign in order to prove his worth. God bless him for doing it anyway. We’re lucky to have him and I hope more people of his caliber on both sides of the political aisle will run for office.