Does any of the candidates have an engineering background? Beyond being able to eMail.

[CK_John]

IMO, we are at a transition point that will require a high level of technical know how in order to survive the next 30/50 years or else it's going to be DarkAges 2.0.

[electron_blue]

1. I'll settle for scientific literacy and the ability to appoint those with appropriate

sci/eng/tech backgrounds.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Proper Pronunciation of "Nuclear" Would Be A Start! nt

[CK_John]

3. Good one! I hope someone brings this topic up in the next debate(both campaigns). n/t

[IDemo]

4. Then again, Jimmy Carter served on a nuclear submarine and used the 'nukular' pronunciation

[MannyGoldstein]

13. Sort Of

I heard an expert on regional dialects being interviewed about this - this fellow said that Carter was sort of blurring the "l" into a "y", which is a common thing to do in GA. He certainly wasn't saying "nuke-you-ler", like the Chimperor says.

[electron_blue]

15. LOL! I gave up on that one 20 yrs ago when I discovered that most of the nuclear physicists

I was working with the time mispronounced it.

[Ezlivin]

5. Rudy Guiliani stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one time

He successfully used a plunger to unclog the toilet in his room after a post-coital dump.

[politicasista]

14. LOL!

:rofl:

[IDemo]

6. Just being able to do the arithmetic on energy would be a big start

Being able to present the numbers honestly to the public will require true leadership, though.

[ThomWV]

7. Richardson was Secretary of Energy

No engineering degree but that job really does require a high degree of knowledge of technical issues, particular as concerns the weapons complex.

[CK_John]

8. I know Bloomberg does but he is not a candidate yet. n/t

[Gruenemann]

9. Herbert Hoover was an engineer, you know.

Not that I don't think a pres should understand engineering--pres should understand a bit of everything. Hoover was well-respected for the job he did overseeing relief in Europe after the devastation of WWI. But his skills were not suited the presidency.

[Jim__]

10. I think intelligence and open-mindedness is more important than an engineering background. - n/t

[ThomWV]

11. By the way, Jimmy Carter was an Engineer.

Naval Academy graduate too, I believe.

[opihimoimoi]

12. In this day and age of Information overload, we need Leaders who have a wide range of familiarity of

issues, technological stuff, sciences, history, cultures, etc

The GOP clearly shows a startling lack of the above.

At least our Dems are a level or 2 above the Pubs.