Less than two weeks ago, Cain attended President Trump's now infamous Tulsa rally without wearing a mask or engaging in social distancing.
First and foremost, I hope he will make a full recovery.
Should this come to pass I hope he will come to understand the necessity of wearing and engage in social distancing. I also hope he will come to the understanding about not taking unnecessary risks. One ought not to risk one's life for President Trump nor any other public figure.
This is especially true in Cain's case. There was a time in my life when I thought a Herman Cain presidency was a good idea. I make mention of this because I read his 2011 autobiography This is Herman Cain! Cain devotes a chapter to his battle with Stage 4 liver and colon cancer in 2006. He goes into some graphic detail which was very frankly hard to read. Clearly, it was something hard for him to discuss years after the fact as one can observe in the video below.
Given Cain's age (he is now 74), medical history and vulnerable immune system it is all the more reason for him to have not been within 100 miles of Tulsa. He should have known better. It makes one wonder if the devotion to Trump casts aside all other considerations including one's own life. In which case so much for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Whatever one thinks of Herman Cain's political views he has lived a successful life and I would hate to see him or anyone else throw it away for Donald Trump. Would Trump put his life on the line for Herman Cain or any of the other nearly 2.7 million Americans who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 (and counting)? Given that Trump plans to speak before thousands of people at Mount Rushmore tomorrow without regard to masks or social distancing, I think we all know to answer to that question.
With that I hope that Cain and his wife Gloria to whom he has been married for 52 years can find a way through COVID-19 just as they did through Stage 4 cancer.
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