Folks: Some of you know that Hugh Hewitt , a syndicated radio host based here in California, is my friend, mentor, and (onetime) business partner. Tonight, Hugh will take the stage with Jake Tapper of CNN to moderate the second Republican debate. If you are truly interested and want to learn about the candidates, Hugh has interviewed *all* of them on his daily radio show — 40 interviews total! — and you can find links to the audio on his blog here: http://ift.tt/1iFfIOT. And I believe CNN will be streaming the debate tonight (“kids table” debate at 3pm PT, real debate at 5pm PT) here: http://ift.tt/1J9L05i. Even if you have little interest in politics or prefer the Democrat side of things, I’d encourage you to tune in. Hugh is one of the best interviewers in radio today (he’s a former lawyer/prosecutor), and Jake Tapper is one of the best journalists covering politics we have. It should be epic…