Third Woman Claims Cain Sexual Harassment

Part of me is enjoying Herman Cain's fiery plummet into the world of third rate liars. It's also fun watching the circular firing squad forming in the GOP presidential candidate race as all of the campaigns strive to blame some other candidate for leaking the dirt on Cain. Of course, the more the story develops, the more implausible Cain's previous claims of ignorance become -especially as a third accuser comes forth. Amazingly, Cain's constantly changing story lines make even Michele Bachmann appear organized and knowledgeable. The Daily Beast looks at Cain's efforts to blame everyone but himself. Here are some highlights:

Things aren’t getting better for Herman Cain: a third woman now claims that he made unwanted advances on her while they worked for the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. The woman did not file a complaint, but said Cain subjected her to aggressive and unwanted behavior, including an invitation to his private apartment. Late Wednesday, lawyers for one of the women who accused Cain said she will not go public with her story, to avoid the media blitz that surrounds the case. Meanwhile, a new poll shows Cain dominating his opponents in the GOP primary campaign, with 30 percent of support to Mitt Romney’s 23 percent. Most recently, Cain has suggested that the rumors are being fueled by Rick Perry's camp.

Forbes also has coverage on the blame games swirling through GOP presidential campaign headquarters, including these highlights:

Was the recent attack on Herman Cain’s presidential campaign a professional hit job? Absolutely, says Herman Cain. And he says he knows just where to look for the guy who did it: At 815 Slaters Lane in Alexandria, Virginia, a low-slung former warehouse in the shadow of a coal plant.

There, beside rusting rail lines, is the home of OnMessage Inc., a Republican-leaning consulting firm recently hired to bolster Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign.

Perry spokesman Ray Sullivan said it was “patently untrue” that the Perry campaign had any role in placing the sexual harassment story with Politico.

Of course, Washington being Washington, there are other links between the Perry campaign and Cain’s failed Senate bid. The pollster for the Cain U.S. Senate campaign was Tony Fabrizo, who now also works for Gov. Perry.