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One of the more interesting career fields I can think of is that of being a “weather man.” (Or woman as well.)

It seems most of the time, those weathermen on TV forecast for at least a week ahead, maybe two weeks. They got the hot, dry conditions correct for most of August, but that wonderful rain of last weekend was not in the forecast almost until it got here.

I really appreciate surprises like that. We thank God for that inch and a half, and pray for additional rain to get us back to some sort of normal condition.

I am constantly amazed as to how often contrasting events happen at the same time and what the outcome happens to be.

Last Friday night was the opening night for high school football in Nebraska and at least in Southcentral Nebraska many of those games got caught in the first rain in many, many days.

Without a doubt, that “life-saving” rain was the greatest event of the summer, but yet, many people had the “inconvenience” caused by the timing of the rain.

You know what? I’ve not heard one complaint, or groan, about how the rain caused many a football game to be postponed and many people had to make a football game trip twice.

Isn’t it interesting how God puts up these little ‘tests’ to see how people respond?

We give thanks for the rain, respond to the inconvenience caused by the rain, and continue our lives.

A O

It seems that I’ve been writing more about politics this year. More than usual and more than I want to. However, the reason for it is I believe the national media is not doing its duty to present both sides of the national picture. I fully realize the number of people that take the time to read what I write is nothing compared to the national media, but at least maybe my contributions helps make them more informed than most.

The national media seems to be focused on Donald Trump for the most part, but does not give us much information on Joe Biden’s life.

What brought this week’s writings to this point was Mr. Biden’s trip to Hawaii last week. He went there, I’m guessing, to show compassion for the victims of the terrible fire, and to make sure federal assistance was working as it should.

What I got out of it was something much difference.

I realize leaders have to have a strong personality and be forceful, but I think Mr. Biden came across as something quite different from just a few words.

Mr. Biden compared the terrible fire in western Maui to a kitchen fire in his house during which he “almost lost” his “67 Corvette.”

I understand he was trying to tell the people of his empathy with them over their losses. However, how could anyone compare these two together? If you are rich enough to purchase such a car and “almost” lose it in a fire compare to a situation in which people lost family members, homes, cars, all personal property, besides being scared out of their wits.

This one little incident tells me a lot about such a person. Biden is more “self-centered” and “self-absorbed” than even I thought.

I suspect many of our political leaders may not be much different than our current president, but most all of them know better than to come out in public and say so.

But maybe it doesn’t make much difference since the national media doesn’t say anything about it.

I wonder how all those people who seem to be “advising” Biden felt about it. They seem to be doing their best to keep Biden out of the public eye.

I’m sure that most of you have heard of the questionable activities of Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. The national media has given this activity some attention, but not much.

Over last weekend I read information supplied by Mr. Davis Hansen who works at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

He noted the following: “Despite years of Biden family and media disinformation, we are finally learning that President Joe Biden really did fire Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin for looking into state corruption involving the oil company Burisma and his son, Hunter Biden – and ultimately Joe Biden himself.”

Mr. Hanson continued: “As vice president Biden, in his own words, bragged that he had threatened to cancel the deliverance of American foreign aid to Ukraine unless Shokin was dismissed.

That “bragging” alone is almost the same as Biden’s ‘empathy’ for the people of Hawaii because he “almost” lost an expensive car.

Do we want such a man to be president of the United States?

There seems to be plenty of evidence concerning Hunter Biden’s activities involving his father that it would take reams of paper to write it all down. I rely on the information of people I trust.

Among other claims, current charges against Trump involve Trump unlawfully removed classified presidential papers . . . although Joe Biden did nearly the same. Biden kept quiet about his vast removal of classified documents for more than a decade. Not until Trump was being investigated did Biden suddenly notify the government of his illegal removals.

Mr. Hanson concludes this section of his comments with: “No one to this day has seriously asked why – first as senator and then as vice president – Biden secretly and weirdly removed and kept such sensitive material for years.”

Many people, as children, and some, even as adults, try to “one-up” others. One can understand children with such behavior. However, when adults do it, a question is raised. In this case, do we really want such a person to be president of the United States of America?

A O