Monday, December 18, 2006

The Xmas Season

The end of the year has seen press reports that the cash for honours enquiry is looking in to acts that could be seen as perverting the course of justice, it should be recalled that it was not Watergate that bought down Richard Nixon it was the cover up afterwards. It should be pointed out that as of now there has been no charges bought, arrests yes but no formal charges. The New Year is should be interesting, will there by further arrests and charges and will cash for honours scandal cost any one a job.

In the Pentagon Robert Gates has taken over, and it is reported that the President is going to send more troops to Iraq not less, the Iraq Study Group report has been to use a sporting term, benched. The Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell is not impressed with the idea of sending more troops to Iraq. Hillary Clinton is shifting to left to regain her leadership of the Liberal wing of the Democratic Party; the Senator has stated she is opposed to more troops. The Prospect of Edwards, Gore, Obama coming from her left must becoming a valid worry for the Junior Senator form New York.