Former Secretary George Schultz at the Commonwealth Club on NPR

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I only caught the last half of his talk, mostly the question and answer portion, but I found his comments on climate change and nuclear weapons very interesting. I wish there was a transcript so I could quote that part, but the audio is available at this site:

The Honorable George Shultz: Lessons from Government, Business and Life
Tue, Feb 21 2017 - 6:30pm

George P. Shultz, Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution; Former U.S. Secretary of State, Labor, and Treasury; Author, Learning From Experience
In conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy, President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club
https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2017-02-21/honorable-george-shultz-lessons-government-business-and-life

His stance on climate change is that it is real - but even if you don't believe that it is, steps to prevent it are a form of insurance to protect you and the future (my words, not his). He put it in the context of the steps he took to protect the ozone layer back in the 1980s - Reagan was not convinced depletion of the ozone layer was real but he agree that protecting it was a wise move.

It was an interesting talk, at least the part I heard.

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1. Turnip obviously does not give a shit about his kids, his grandkids or new york city.

maybe is merry lazy gets flooded or destroyed by a hurricane.

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2. Yeah, the "new" Republicans that are not classic conservatives

Because they don't give a shit about fiscal responsibility - that is what Trump represents.

On the other hand, George Schultz is a classic old style Republican. We might disagree on some policy points but we all care about this country, the future, and what happens to the world. He is also many times smarter than the entire Trump cabinet - the man was successful and effective in three very different cabinet positions - State, Labor, and Treasury.

Sec. Schultz is now 96 years old and in closing he talked about his five great-grandchildren. Trump doesn't seem to care what kind of world his grandchildren live in but Secretary Schultz does.