The Politics of Gay Marriage - 2012 Races

The Hill: Reports that vulnerable Senate Democrats up for re-election are keeping their distance from President Obama when it comes to his support for gay marriage.

Lets Get Real:

As this blog has noted folks, the Oval just might have handed the Oval over to Mitt Romney with its support for gay marriage. This what comes when you don't have a RFK or Nancy Reagan by your side who can tell your the unvarnished truth, someone you cant sack or use the race card against. It also helps if your not narcissist, does not help if you get the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, yes that is President Obama. To be fair, POTUS was pushed in to the move by VP Biden, that is another good reason for Obama to dump Biden. Only a uber liberal would think that this support of gay marriage would go down well in fly over States, not every State is New York or some elite liberal College. Also there is major flaw in the theory that young people are out there liberals, who follow the line of the editorial page of the uber NYT, in fact they can be even less tolerant, more fly over states than Harvard. Dumb move Mr President, at least if you lose in November you can polish your Nobel Prize till the end of time, that might be some solace, not a lot, but arrogance goes before a fall, and November might just be that fall POTUS.

Greece ON a CLIFF- Euro

Guardian: Reports the following from Greece, " Anxiety in Athens is palpable.......atmosphere dominated in equal part by fear and loathing – of EU ejection and EU-dictated austerity ".

Lets Get Real:

In essence as stated by this blog many other sources the Greek people have reached a point of No Return, either they follow through with the agreed deal on austerity or they get out of the Euro. The fallout for Greece leaving the Euro would be harsh folks, but it would be for a limited period, if the Greeks obey the Germans demands they will have years of austerity and even then it might not work. On the other hand harsh pain NOW but down the line the Greek people can restart, have a Greek currency that they can control, that allows for growth. All the fudge deals by the EU and Greece has not helped Greece or the EU, the EU has spent billions and for what, at the end of the day it will be money down the toilet, or to the banks, not much difference, while Greece has gone to sleep, does not see the real world, and expects the Germans to bailout them out, War Guilt only goes so far folks. At least with Greece out of the Euro they wont be taking any more EU drugs, they will be in a cold turkey phase, harsh and painful but least the real world, that would be good for Greece and the EU.

No More Money - Greece

Telegraph: Reports that the Deputy Greek PM Theodoros Pangalos has stated that Greece will run out of money in six weeks.

Lets Get Real:

The Greek Elite is playing hard ball, its scaring its own voters and the general Greek people. It is fair to postulate that even if Greece does leave the Euro the EU wont allow Greece to starve, these kind of scare tactics will only push the Greek voters to the extremes of the right and left. The EU would make sure that Greek civic order did not fall apart, it would give it money to keep the system going while Greece reforms its own currency. Thus expect sometime in the near future for Greece to close its banks, impose border controls for currency, prevent the transfer of Greek money out of the Country, that might be to late, there have been various reports that Greeks have been moving their money out for months. In the long term the Greeks might be better off, at least they can press the restart button and start anew, make the Classic Greeks proud of modern Greece, its been a long time since that has happened to Greece.

Last Hope for Greece - Eurozone Crisis

BBC News: Reports that the Leaders of the Greek Conservatives, Socialists and far left Syriza bloc Party are meeting the Greek President Karolos Papoulias in attempt to see if they can form a Coalition Government.

Lets Get Real:

The omens are not good folks, why should the Syriza Bloc agree to a political suicidal deal when fresh polls show that they would be the largest Party after new elections in Greece. The combined vote of the Anti Austerity Parties would show that Greece had in essence finished with the Euro. The article notes the Leader of the Syriza Party, Alexis Tsipras thinks the Germans are bluffing and that they will fold and just give Greece ALL the money it needs, he is wrong, the Germans recall Weimar Germany, they are not going to print money just to save Greece, the Greek people have simple choice, austerity and Euro or no austerity and out of the Euro. Time for the Greeks to wake up from their mad sleep.

Deaths in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that two UK Armed Forces Personnel have been killed in Afghanistan by a Afghan Policeman, the Servicemen came from the " 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and the Royal Air Force ". Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 414 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 374 in combat/hostile action, while another 40 have been lost to illness, accidents or other incidents.