Like moths to a flame

VERY few of us have the requisite talent, gumption, experience and divine luck to credibly run for president, let alone win the office. In the Age of Obama, any kid can grow up to be commander in chief. Of course the sun, the moon and all the stars in heaven have to align perfectly, too. So I marvel at ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain intent to make a 2012 presidential run. He’s the first to do so. He is (of course) a radio talk show host. Hey, who needs political experience? Cain, a Republican, told ABC News that he’s “confident” he could defeat President Obama. But, as the old cliché goes, the self-branded “Hermanator” is clearly a legend in his own mind. His Oval Office prospects are precisely zero. Cain is probably a nice guy. Perhaps he is serious about his quixotic bid. But I’m genuinely mystified by folks so desperate for the limelight that they’ll jump off the nearest cliff in pursuit of it.