I hope so. I like Herman, a lot. But this is the second or third time I've heard him say things that didn't need to be said. The first was an essay at RedState where he basically made the case that Jesus was a conservative and if you're a Christian you can't be a liberal. I happen to agree with him. But it's a battle line that doesn't need to be drawn if you hope to capture the GOP nomination. You have to pick your battles, and make decisions about what needs to be said and what doesn't. I'm not talking about compromising principles, just choosing when to speak, and how to speak.
It is so very refreshing to hear straightforward answers.*
"No", How many pages would
gNewt, or Boehner have taken to answer the question?
As for as completely correct in line with every word of the Constitution, that's a high bar that no one with a comprehensible answer (of the cuff) has done.
Capturing the GOP nomination, those words mean acceptance of John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell et al. We spend much though, time,and words how to get around the entrenched Party process that continually serves up "Johnny Macks" locally and nationally.
We Americans are in this terrible position because of too much artful language and not enough clear talk and rational thought.
*Our very best; Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, Allen West, Hermann Cain are all guilty
of being straightforward humans, the rest...