Actually, "Julia" was an iconic TV show which starred Diahann Carroll. She was the first African American woman that starred in a non-traditional role, from 1968 to 1971. The name of this show was the first thing I thought of when I first saw Obama's socialist dependency girl, and while I can't speak for Carroll, I know damn well her character, Julia Baker, would not have been an Obama supporter, based upon the way she was portrayed by Carrol.

Why is it that principled conservatives are NEVER in the mix? This is KEY. Newt Gingrich has proven in the past to be a RINO, one who compromises with the left for political expediency. And fully 40% of all citizens fall into the principled conservative range. While many are not 100% conservative on ALL issues, most do not have the wibbly-wobbly, topsy-turvy positions that have been championed by most RINO's. THIS is what is so frustrating. The only true Tea Party candidates are Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. Herman Cain was in that category as well before the Left ran him off. The bottom line: We should NOT have to accept compromise in our basic, constitutional desire to have a REAL conservative in charge, like Ronald Reagan.

Ok, here it is, pure and simple. My own level of judgment regarding Sandusky's alleged rape of a boy. Homosexual component: Less than 1 percent. Pedophiliac component: More than 99 percent. Got that? If this were a young girl, I frankly think that homosexual vs.heterosexual would not even cross my mind. The fact that it crosses the author's and many readers' minds is troubling, though. Let's not muddle the two issues. This is a key point. By the way, if you want a SERIOUS, FACT-BASED studies full of comprehensive statistics from PROFESSIONALS, then go to this link: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=pedophiles+male+victims+vs.+female+victims&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart

I think Herman Cain is still the sleeper. Remember, he did well in the earlier Florida straw poll, and Haley Barbour said Cain would "sweep the South.":No matter who wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, the frontrunner will HAVE to take at least one of the next two races in which Herman Cain was the leading poll getter. In many conservative's opinion, Haley Barbour had more to do with the conservative resurgence of the 1994 election cycle, so I do value his unbiased opinion.

Which is worse: homosexuality or pedophilia? It's actually frightening to see that far more emphasis is being placed on the former than the latter. Even for conservatives, pedophilia is VASTLY, VASTLY worse than homosexuality, yet the general tone is that both elements are nearly equal in negative stature.

RE: "Mr. Cain, for his part, must drop his defensive, dismissive posture and address these allegations head-on." I'm a bit confused at to what Ken Conner is trying to advocate. Herman Cain has stated repeatedly he did NOT assault, harass, or in any way act inappropriately with anyone at anytime in his career. He has held two separate press conferences addressing the allegations. What more do you want him to do? Frankly, you enunciated much of what has happened, that it is a smear. But I really don't know what is expected of Cain in this manner.

I like Newt to a certain degree, but I can NOT accept his wishy-washiness that he's displayed over the past decade. He has NOT been a conservative stallwart, and frankly, his actions in Congress by not acknowledgement of Clinton's triangulation, coupled with losing the publicity war for the budget situation when he had all the cards, does not convince me that Newt will be able to sustain the necessary conservative leadership.

I predicted this a week ago, and went on record saying so. Post in Conservative Cave on October 31: http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,66163.0.html

Let me add on to what Brian said. Since 2008, Obama and a runaway congress essentially moved this county in a radically different direction. We can NOT just elect someone to PREVENT such movement to the left by triangulation. We do NOT need someone to negotiate with the democrats such as a seasoned RINO such as McCain or Romney or either Bush had done. We need someone to REVERSE COURSE. IN 2008, relative to the environment at the time, Romney was our "best" choice. But this time around, we cannot have a triangulator. We need someone to reverse the damage before the entrenchment of policies occur.

I disagree with who faces a bigger challenge vis a vis accuser vs. assused. As always, it depends on the political position of the accused. In Anita Hill's case, the accused was a conservative. Anita Hill is treated like a saint by the liberal media and democrats everywhere who believe her wholeheartedly. She is financially secure for life from the media payouts and the cushy job offers from her publicity for her alleged sexual abuse. In Paula Jone's case, she was torn to bits by the liberal media, even though her allegations were proven true. Indeed, though she felt she did the right thing by coming forward, she has not had ANY financial advantage to her situation. The 3 women will undoubtedly be treated like queens by the media.