I like what he said about going through every department up there in Washington and keeping what works, getting rid of what doesn't work.
That's what a good CEO does.
Well our current president also campaigned on doing the exact same thing. However, since taking office, I don't believe a single government department has been abolished and, depending on who you ask, we have anywhere from 200,000 to 500,000 more federal employees and he's talking about hiring more even as the deficit and national debt soars into the statosphere which is increasingly weakening the reputation and stability of the country.
So obviously it was just campaign nonsense when Obama said it. And since his past school, work, and political history is pretty well under lock and key, we don't know what his track record up to the Presidency has been.
Does Herman Cain mean it? He has a reputation for doing what he says he'll do. And he is already 100% more transparent than our current fearless leader.