Cain and Gingrich debate v LSU and Alabama

 I watched a 90 minute debate between friends last night. No, it was not the LSU v Alabama game, which by the way provided plenty of time to switch channels between scoring. It was Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain squaring off in Texas. It was hardly a debate because they agreed on most everything, except who would be vice president on the ticket. It was hardly fair either because together they make so much sense. One debate subject was energy.

Two years ago, March 26, 2009, Gingrich wrote, “A truly sustainable American energy policy is one that dramatically increases domestic energy supplies while lowering energy prices and protecting the environment.” Of course, America does not have such a policy, we have just the opposite. We also have the DOE scandals. The latest, on Solyndra, is that the bankruptcy documents reveal that senior executives at Solyndra collected hefty bonuses -- ranging from $37,000 to $60,000 apiece -- as the company bled cash and careened toward bankruptcy this summer.  

I have already mentioned in earlier blogs that more than a dozen executives received enormous salaries from tax payer money ranging from, Karen Alter, Solyndra's vice president of marketing at $275,000 to  Ben Bierman, Solyndra's executive vice president operations at $300,000. This bonus and salary information came from bankruptcy filings. It's a shame that these situations go virtually unreported by the "left-of-stream" media.  But here is the proverbial rub. Despite more than 100 criminal investigations into DOE funding, Secretary Chu keeps his job. 

When the DOE scandal surfaced, Gingrich stated that he would have fired Secretary Chu for grossly mismanaging tax payer money. I agree. Gingrich also said he would abolish the DOE because they have spent $billions and accomplished nothing. If you wish to follow Gingrich, then read the dailycaller.com. Obama on the other hand, pledged support for Chu. I guess losing $700 million could happen to anybody - in his administration. 

Cain and Gingrich had a field day at the debate discussing social security and entitlement programs. Cain pointed out what we all know that 99 weeks of unemployment compensation is not a strong incentive to look for work. Gingrich added that unemployment compensation should be linked to career training. 

I do not know if Cain or Gingrich have a real chance, apart or together, but they have innovative ideas, which they are not afraid to express in clear understandable terms. It is a refreshing  change compared to the incessant ambiguity that permeates the other POTUS candidates’ speeches, and compared to the “It’s not my fault” finger-pointing that permeates the speeches of the current POTUS.

I am going to pull out my credit card and kick-in again to Cain’s fund.