BloggeRhythms

Today’s items, all regard topics of major concern and share a basic quality: common sense.

 

Associated Press via FoxNews.com reports on the nuclear discussions with Iran, that have now once again passed the deadline established for closure, and that, “By missing that target, the U.S. and Iran now have to wait for a 60-day congressional review period during which President Barack Obama cannot waive sanctions on Iran. Had they reached a deal by then, the review would have been only 30 days."

 

On the surface, the storyline presented consistently for public consumption appears to indicate that the administration still strongly believes a “deal” can be struck with Iran. However, since the driving forces behind the POTUS have always been personal image and political ideology over all, it’s quite likely that even he at this point realizes that satisfactory terms and conditions of an agreement with Iran may not be possible.

 

Therefore, by having John Kerry subtly slow or stall the progress of talks in Vienna, Congress will now have more time to either firm up the US demands, or kill the deal altogether. Either solution will then provide an avenue for the POTUS to get himself off the hook and out of the picture, letting him put the blame on Congress for a situation he never should have begun in the first place.    

 

At the same time, on another matter in which the POTUS has made some significant errors in judgment, Emily Smith @dailymercury.com.au writes about technological advances in Australia that foretell labor and wage problems here in America.

 

Dr Christopher Lehnert “spoke at CQ University yesterday about robots being developed to pick fruit and detect weeds. He hoped to be well on the way towards a commercial fruit-picking design by the end of next year.” And, “Another part of his research was designing robots for broadacre weed management.” 

 

Dr. Lehnert said, "We are looking at taking the human out of the tractor and getting an autonomous platform. The large machines they use on farms do a lot of damage to the soil. They compact the soils and destroy them. But robots would be smaller, they wouldn't cause this issue." 

 

Additionally, “Problems with herbicide resistance are costing farms millions,” Dr Lehnert said, but “robots could help solve this problem. You normally have to do a 'double knock' or multiple applications of herbicide. As the robot has a vision system on board it can detect the weed and apply herbicide or alternative mechanical methods to kill the weeds individually. Instead of blanket spraying the farm, you reduce your costs in herbicide use. This is close to commercial application." 

 

Thus, what we have here is technology replacing workers in more aspects of endeavor presently dependent on human labor. And the more that government forces business costs up by excessively increasing minimum wages, the more that the incentive for technology increases. 

 

Which means that the more politicians drive to appeal to those earning minimum wages, the more they do to eliminate their jobs altogether.

 

In response, reader MarieS - Australia wrote: “So we don't need criminal illegal immigrants after all ???”

 

And then, on another topic illustrating that the POTUS likely picked the wrong horse once again, Mark Prigg for Dailymail.com, headlined his article: “Is a mini ICE AGE on the way?”

 

Mr. Prigg writes that, “Scientists warn the sun will 'go to sleep' in 2030 and could cause temperatures to plummet

 

“The new model of the Sun's solar cycle is producing unprecedentedly accurate predictions of irregularities within the Sun's 11-year heartbeat. It draws on dynamo effects in two layers of the Sun, one close to the surface and one deep within its convection zone.

 

“Predictions from the model suggest that solar activity will fall by 60 per cent during the 2030s to conditions last seen during the 'mini ice age' that began in 1645, according to the results presented by Prof Valentina Zharkova at the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno.

 

“The model predicts that the pair of waves become increasingly offset during Cycle 25, which peaks in 2022.”

 

Nonetheless, the coming ice age is still 15 years, or so, away. Which means that AlGore and Tom Steyer have plenty of time to pave the way for their campaigns against “global-cooling.” And if they really desire to further enrich themselves to the greatest extent, in addition to anti-climate change issues, they should strongly promote anti-education for the general public. 

 

Which brings us to today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife.

 

Megan Murphy in Washington for ft.com, headlined an article yesterday: “Clinton’s stumbles fray Democratic nerves.”

 

A key paragraph in the story states, “But her rockier-than-expected start continues to unnerve some long-time allies and Democratic donors, who view the rise of rival Bernie Sanders, the 73-year-old self-proclaimed socialist who has galvanised progressives, as a symptom, rather than a cause, of so-called “Clinton fatigue.”

 

What’s most important here is that, according to polls and Democrat pundits, Bernie Sanders isn’t even a real threat to Bill’s wife’s presidential nomination. Yet, this ageing politico who appeals only to a limited segment of the party, is apparently quite able to rattle her.

 

Which means that if a far better known, and admired contender, Joe Biden, enters the race she’ll probably rattle altogether. And that will come as no surprise whatsoever. Because a virtual unknown from Chicago stole the nomination out from under her when she self-destructed last time around.

 

Mayor Bloomberg, are you reading this?

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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