"Cain, hammered by economists, budget wonks, and even his Republican opponents for the proposing such a regressive tax plan, told the Western Republican Leadership Conference on Wednesday that his campaign had come up with a “fix” to make 999 more equitable, but he “just [hasn’t] told the public and my opponents about it yet."

This is like when Josh Lyman announced that the President had a secret plan to fight inflation. But different.

Secrets don’t make friends, Mr. Cain. And friends don’t make secrets.

(Source: thinkprogress.org)