Cain is a very impressive man who seems to have no idea about how he would run the country.

A cornerstone of his 9-9-9 plan would be a provision saying that the 9% rates couldn't be changed without a 2/3 vote in the Senate. He apparently formulated his plan before anyone told him that there is no way his bill could bind future Congresses.

And what's the deal with 9-9-9? Is it just by coincidence that 9% is the optimum tax rate, regardless of what is being taxed?

Cain likes his gimmicks. A while ago he suggested that he would veto any bill longer than 3 pages. That was a gimmick. So is 9-9-9.

I'm surprised that someone with Cain's incredibly successful track record in business would turn out to be such a gimmicky candidate.