Politico's Cain Soufflé Falls Flat

Someone left the cake out in the rain . . .

Imagine if POLITICO's Jonathan Martin had properly sourced the thin-as-gruel Herman Cain sexual harassment scoop/leak like POLITICO's Mike Allen precisely reported the menu, table decor, and seduction protocol French and American style in Thursday's Playbook. Like Martin, Allen kept the one-percenters' "indiscretions revealed . . . names dropped . . . strictly off the record."

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Related:  Michael Calderone Huff Post on why the media aren't naming the Cain chicks. Hint:  it has something to do with seduction . . . of "gets" . . . by cutthroat TV networks.