Catching up: Former restaurant association leader seeks Oval Office
- January 20, 2011 |
- CEO Update
Herman Cain, having turned around burger and pizza chains, says U.S. is being burned by arrogance, reckless spending. Cain Politicians have been known to take refuge in the world of trade associations once their days of elected office are behind them. Their status as consummate insiders makes them invaluable to industry groups with business before the government. But Herman Cain, 65, is marching in the opposite direction, betting that the time is right for an outsidera corporate turnaround artist, former head of the National Restaurant Association and conservative Republican talk radio hostto ride voter disaffection to the White House. I am an unconventional… Read More