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The second Republican presidential debate takes place tonight, hosted by CNN in Simi Valley, California. Which leads to the same old question often asked here: What’s the purpose of this debate or any other?

 

As far as voters are concerned, the only that should matter is whether or not candidates can do the particular job. And the only proof of capability that has any value is a candidate’s performance in the same position. However, since there‘s no one running who’s been a POTUS, the next, and only, measure is performance as governor of a large state which requires much of the same managerial qualities. Therefore, those not having that credential don’t really even belong in the race for the job.

 

Furthermore, the job of successfully running the United States is far more a test of the kind of proven managerial capability that’s needed in dealing with bureaucracy’s, foreign leaders, and the other two branches of government than glibly disparaging competitors with witty remarks and unfullfillable promises.

 

As far as the value of boastful talk itself is concerned, it’s remindful of a call received from a former salesman who left my employ for an  opportunity with a major worldwide corporation. A few months after he left, he called to tell me that he’d drawn up a proposal for one of the largest organizations in the nation involving millions of dollars.

 

The person reviewing the offering for the prospective customer told my former salesman that his offering was the best prepared he’d ever seen, covering every detail and answering every question precisely. The customer’s representative then went on to tell the salesman that he’d called to congratulate him on being so thorough, imaginative and thoughtful. Which is why the salesman called me to tell me about it, and how proud he was to have put the proposal together.

 

Then, when I then asked if he’d gotten the order, the salesman said “No” he’d lost it to a competitor who was even better, I immediately hung up on him. Because, until you successfully win and deliver precisely what you promised, all the talk in the world is absolutely worthless until you prove it.  

 

On another subject, Josh Lederman of the Associated Press writes that: “Biden lashed out directly at GOP front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday night, telling Hispanics at a reception that Trump's "sick" message of xenophobia "will not prevail."

 

"This will pass - the Trump stuff and that stuff that you're hearing on the other team," Biden said. Although he was greeted with chants of "Run, Joe, Run," he brushed them aside and said, "Oh, no, no, no, no." 

 

Biden was there because he was “also going to pay a visit today to a solar power trade show in Anaheim, California, that organizers say is the largest in North America. In tandem with his visit, the Obama administration was designating more than $120 million for new and existing clean energy projects in 24 U.S. states, the White House said.”

 

Reading about the huge money that’s to be spent, which certainly explains the administration’s interest in the issue, spurred some research that showed: according to Pew Research Center on July 14, 2015, as written by Jill Carle: 42% of U.S. citizens care about global- warming. Which means that 58% don’t. 

 

Other issues and rankings include: ISIS 68%, Iran’s nuclear program, 62%, Cyber-attacks, 59% Global economic instability, 51% and tensions with Russia at 43%. The only issue ranking lower than global-warming is territorial disputes with China at 30% 

 

As far as global-warming itself is concerned, back in September 2014, Barbara Hollingsworth @cnsnews.com, wrote that: “The Earth’s temperature has “plateaued” and there has been no global warming for at least the last 18 years, says Dr. John Christy, professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at the University of Alabama/Huntsville. 

 

“That’s basically a fact. There’s not much to comment on,” Christy said when CNSNews.com asked him to remark on the lack of global warming for nearly two decades as of October 1st. 

 

“Our ignorance is simply enormous when it comes to the climate system, and our understanding is certainly not strong and solid enough to make policy about climate because we don’t even know what it’s going to do, so how can we make a policy that says ‘I want to make the climate do something' when we don’t know what makes the climate do what it does?” he asked.

 

“A policy is supposed to have a goal. Well, if you don’t know how the system works, that means you don’t know how to make it go toward that goal. And that’s certainly the case now, since none of the climate models are able to tell us what the future is going to be. They’ve certainly failed in the past. And so the policy is really a fool’s errand at this point.”

 

Yet, Biden has no problem supporting this totally unproven cause, up to and including being proud to deliver promises of $120 million tax-payer dollars.  

 

Which brings us to today’s update on Bill Clinton’s wife, and the fact that there isn’t one. Meaning that there isn’t even anything of interest to mention about her in the news today, and leads to the ongoing question:  Joe Biden, Mayor Bloomberg, Jerry Brown, and Starbuck’s chairman and CEO, Howard Schultz, are you reading this?  

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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