Herman Cain is Stupid

Herman Cain, a Republican presidential hopeful, said on Monday that: "Stupid people are ruining America." I couldn't agree more, as long as we are defining stupid as "marked by or resulting from unreasoned thinking or acting." Stupid people are people who engage their political opponents by calling them stupid. Stupid people refuse to stand up and proclaim that the President of the United States is a citizen and a Christian, and that the Christian part shouldn't matter. Stupid people refuse to recognize when a political opponent does something successfully. Stupid people put the welfare of their political party over the welfare of American citizens. Stupid people mobilize supporters with violent imagery, fear, and hatred. Stupid people pursue legislation that scores political points rather than legislation that solves problems. Stupid people assert play the 'race car' in lieu of presenting logical arguments. Stupid people discount science when it doesn't fit in with their agenda. Stupid people never change their mind on anything. Stupid people aren't, however, people who disagree with you on the issues. Stupid people are people who refuse to engage you in real and substantive discussion with a focus on the substantive goals, an openess to other points of view, a sense of common courtesy, and a realization of the importance of compromise. There are a lot of stupid people in politics and Herman Cain is right that they are ruining this country. The next question is whether Herman is willing to stop.