Friday, November 09, 2007

Oh Bill !!

CNN: Has an interesting report that Bill Clinton has take responsibility for the failure of Health Care Reform early in in his Administration. Advice Again, second time, Mr President will all due respect, keep quite your not helping your wife quite the reverse. The Junior Senator is running on her secret record as First Lady the good and bad outcomes. Mr President there is a time to be a gentleman, aka over Monica Lewinsky and tell the truth and there is a time to be quite. This is the time, one can see the Republicans, Democrat Opponents running on this every hour of every day. Bill Clinton has no discipline, thus Monica Lewinsky, does he really want his wife to win, or deep down does he want to be the only President in the family. Prediction, next Presidential Debate, this will question will come up, " Senator who is telling the truth, who ran the Health Care Reform, you or your husband. " Obama just might win.

New York Times and the New A.G

New York Times: The Times is not really happy that the Senate passed the nomination of Judge Mukasey to be the new Attorney General. The NYT writes the following on Democratic and its own view of the Judge, "..he had failed to take an unequivocal stance against the torture of terrorism detainees. " This shows that the new Attorney General is intelligent and thoughtful, events happen, just watch 24, events events New York Times.

What about Pakistan ?

Washington Post: Excellent article about Pakistan via American Foreign Policy and its context through the Cold War. Time for change, the President of Pakistan might like a long holiday in the United States. The President has been a great help to the Western Allies since 2001. The suspension of Democracy has not worked, time for fresh elections and for the President to retire to the United States.

Reagan and 1980 Campaign

New York Times: A very good article that attempts to correct the impression by those on the left that the Reagan Campaign played the race card in the 1980 Campaign. A excellent article and a pleasant surprise to see in the New York Times. There is hope for this once great paper.

New Attorney General

ABC News: The USA has a new Attorney General. The Senate passed the nomination by 53 -40. The American left did its usual dance of madness, Senator Kennedy went on about the rule of law, was he that interested when President John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy his brothers had Cuba overthrow as a major policy aim and the removal of Castro. On the personal level what about Chappaquiddick Senator. This is a good solid victory for Bush, he should enjoy it, after Xmas and the real start of the 2008 race he will be a lame duck. Hope he does what Reagan did, make sure he gets his book deal done before leaving, early publish more money at the outset.

Twenties in Colour

The story of Albert Kahn goes in to the 1920s, Twenties in Colour on BBC 4 and his project to record the world through pictures and film. This is an excellent show on BBC4, brings the period to life, as a student of World War One, I haven't seen some of these pictures, Paris with the vanquished arms of the Germans is new. Colour brings you closer to the subject, black and white creates a distance. On the other hand if you saw the reality of World War One in Colour it would be to much, black and white allows it to seem distant from this period. I hope the new films gain a good audience and that they learn from the past.

The Great War

BBC: As we come up to Remembrance Day, a chance to read the story of the First British action of World War One. Must Read of the Day.