If Rick Perry's Camp Was The Source Of The Cain Harassment Leak Should Perry Resign?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Nothing like the smell of rotting conservatives in the morning

[trumad]

1. No

Who cares who leaked it.

Shit---they should admit it.

Cain is a scumbag.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I Don't Care Eiher Way

I am enjoying this barbecue.

[Nancy Waterman]

8. Who cares who leaked it

It isn't a smear campaign. It is true. A smear implies it is false. Cain wants to make it about Perry, but it is about Cain and that won't change.

[hlthe2b]

3. Resign for leaking the truth about another candidate?

Really?

They make up stories all the time and try their damndest to smear lies. Yet we are supposed to be concerned when they leak an actual truthful story (as this very much APPEARS to be?)

[Cirque du So-What]

4. There are any number of good reasons why (P)rick Perry should resign

but the Cain leak is not one of them (assuming, of course, that his campaign is behind it). This is politics, after all, and from what I'm given to understand, the leak is merely a truthful account of events. As much as I hate to say it, (P)rick Perry doesn't have to resign or even drop out of the repug freak show; it's just politics as usual - odious though that may be. If Texans want him out of office, they need to focus on instances where he's actually broken laws - not leaking the truth against a political opponent.

[WI_DEM]

5. Nope--why should he? and it really is only Cain guessing who leaked it.

He doesn't know anything for sure.

[FSogol]

6. All's fair in love and war....or in GOP politics.

:shrug:

[yellowcanine]

7. Rick Perry should drop out of the race, but not for that reason. He should drop out for

embarrassing the hell out of the Republican party for extreme goofball behavior.

[TwilightGardener]

9. LOL--why on earth should a rival resign for bringing valuable facts to light?

[Pisces]

10. It's called politics. Stop packing your closet with skeletons and you won't have to worry.

[themaguffin]

11. WHy???

[bemildred]

12. Resign what? nt

[karynnj]

13. No - the story was true

If it were them, it would have taken more guts to be upfront about it - stating that it was brought forward because he is the frontrunner and behavior like that is both offensive and would be devastating if he became the nominee. Here, there are too many people who likely knew and it would have eventually come out.

Imagine in 2008, that either Obama or Clinton had 100% certainty about Rielle Hunter AND John Edwards was the front runner, rather than a far behind number 3. Would you want that candidate to say something or possibly because of Elizabeth's situation, quietly gave him the option of dropping out with dignity "to be with Elizabeth"?

If the story were false, it is still likely the candidate could not be directly connected - so even then they would likely not drop out.

[Puzzler]

14. No... why?

Cain might not like it, but it seems to be fact, so it hardy qualifies as a "smear", no matter who leaked/found it.

[AtomicKitten]

15. Good lord no. The fun is just beginning.

[TxIndVoter]

16. There Are Plenty of Better Reasons for Perry to Quit

Top of the list, Perry's past ties to terrorists. A Texas paper is reporting this:

http://www.austinpost.org/content/rick-perrys-ties-a-terrorist-militia-0
Rick Perry's Ties to a Terrorist Militia
By JuanBatista - Wednesday November 2, 2011 - 9:20 pm
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Rick Perry denies he ever spoke in favor of Texas secession from the United States. But records show he not only spoke in favor of secession, Perry spoke at a rally attended by secessionist leaders and a top Perry aide met with secessionist leaders privately. Perry went on to push for legislation favored by secessionists and others. One of the groups he sought the support of, the Republic of Texas militia, has a long history of terrorism, including plots to assassinate a Republican governor (later president), a Democratic president, attempted attacks on a US Army base and federal building, and attempts to acquire missiles and biological weapons.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. No - I want Perry to win the nomination and debate Obama

even though they'll have to put my funny bone in a cast, afterwards.

[jeanmarc]

18. Silly question

The leak turns out to be true, this is politics, and this is what campaigns do.

[LisaL]

19. Why in the world would he resign?

Considering the leak was not lies.

[Hawkowl]

20. Politics ain't beanbag

So said the great Tip O'Neil. Someone should also tell this to Obama, capitulator in chief.

[dionysus]

21. for doing easy oppo research? huh? he's a douchebag but no.

[Skittles]

22. ? no

that sh** is fair game

[Telly Savalas]

23. Perry should resign because he's unfit to be president.

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. Good God, I HOPE he doesn't resign.

The more and the loonier in the GOP race, the better.