still cain on top, and it s romney second. 23 to 22. i once served on a corporate board with herman cain, reader s digest association. and he s actually a very sensible, fun, funny guy. very focused. it s odd what happens when you go on the campaign trail. you become sort of a character. you have to sort of play more theatrically. but i do think what he s introduced is a the idea, which is a core philosophical idea, simplify the tax rates, lower taxes,ake things radically simpler, and you are beginning to see, you know, a serious debate on some of these issues. tom? well, i think he s indisputably charming. there s no question about that. and he s very articulate when he s on that stage. and it s one more manifestation of how the republicans are crashing around. but before we get too far down the road with the des moines register debate, i mean, the poll, we have to remember that going into the final weekend in 04, howard dean was the leading candidate. everybody thought that
looked at new information or done anything is vulnerable to 9 flip-flop attack. certainly romney is but it s unfair to make that a character assault. let me introduce, we talked about what s going on in iowa right now, walter isaacson you look at the new presidential field poll among republicans, and it s still herman cain on top. he s this is the new york times. this is the national number that shows cain at 25, romney at 21. and we reference what s happening with iowa, where it s still cain on top, and it s romney second. 23 to 22. i once served on a corporate board with herman cain, reader s digest association. and he s actually a very sensible, fun, funny guy. very focused. it s odd what happens when you go on the campaign trail. you become sort of a character. you have to sort of play more theatrically. but i do think what he s introduced is a the idea, which is a core philosophical idea, simplify the tax rates, lower taxes, make things radically simpler, and you are beg