learned that four different women have accused you of inappropriate behavior. here we re focusing on character and judgment. you ve been a ceo. yes. you know shareholders are reluctant to hire a ceo where there are character issues. why should the american people hire a president if they there are character issues? the american people deserve better than someone being tried in the court of public opinion, based on unfounded accusations. governor romney, when you were being capital, you purchased a lot of companies. you could fire the ceo and management team or keep them. would you keep a ceo? are you persuaded by what mr. cain has said? would you keep him on if you bought his company? i look, herman cain is the person to respond to these questions. people across the country can make their own assessment. joining us live in washington, former bush speechwriter, david frump and in cincinnati, fellow former ceo ohio of state. good evening, gentlemen. david frump, i
thing. you disagree on this issue? he believed in a private solution. however i will say this. i think governor perry understands the auto industry well. i think one of the general motors biggest plants is in texas. he drives american cars, by the way. i appreciate that. he also understands that we have to have a strong manufacturing base, that a country cannot be great unless we have the ability to build things and that s really particularly for national security standpoint. can a republican win michigan though looking like they are on the wrong side of the issue about the loans to gm and chrysler? i think they can. they have to convince the people here in michigan that their economic plan. as i say, the economy and jobs, that s a marquee issue. people are looking forward. whether it s the housing problem or whatever, all of these issues can be solved if we can grow the economy, get people back to work. i believe that governor rick perry s positions for the flat tax, his tax r
have held up so well even in the face of some of these issues, it shows that the american public is looking for somebody outside the system that is real, genuine, and maybe they don t need to be perfectly polished and experienced and have the perfect press conference. but i do think having said that, that the dealing of an issue whether it s true or not does give one insight into whether he s presidential timber or not. there s a way there s a leadership test in many ways. some people think the way bill clinton handled his scandals in 91 and 92 and said, well, this guy can handle a crisis. is that fair? i think that s absolutely fair. i don t know whether to be scared or not. i totally agree with everything. be afraid. no, but i absolutely agree. and i think that cain is not showing that he can be a leader. i m greatly disturbed by all of the accusations that are happening. i ve seen both sides of an issue as a woman, and i find it very
this state where unemployment is so high on this campus where young people are facing leaving, graduating with unemployment rate of 14% right now, they want to know what you re going to do for me, how you re going to fix this. one of the defining issues of the campaign is the role of government. what should the role of government should play in the economy. in michigan it s a mixed bag. there are a lot of auto workers who may not be fans of the president. you have been to events where you re not a fan of the president but, boy, i m glad they rescued the auto industry. this is an issue for the country and our time now. we have had a period of extraordinary government intervention in the economy. is it temporary or if we keep going that way who pays for it? we look at what s happening in europe. as the wall street journal said about the collapse of the welfare state, what kind of state are we going to have? as we probe on the economy, i
cain issue, governor romney called it disturbing, the allegations. sounds like herman cain owes more explanation. is that fair when he hears the word disturbing ? they are serious allegations. the governor thinks they need to be answered. they can only be answered by herman cain. we won t allow ourselves to be consumed by the drama of other campaigns. we have serious challenges ahead. governor romney will focus like a laser on this. as a leading strategist in the party are you concerned the herman cain thing is staining the republican party uh now, its image? distracting? it s an issue for herman cain to deal with. are you concerned what it s doing to the this is one of the cofront runners in the national polls. are you concerned what it s doing to the republican party image? mitt romney is concerned about the economy, fixing the economy. he ll continue to focus like a laser on those challenges and we won t be drawn into the drama of other campaigns. i ll see you in the sp