How WILL History rate President Obama - 2nd Term Blues

The New York Times:  Reports on the outcome of the President Obama's State of the Union speech, " ..coming off a midterm election defeat that handed full control of Congress to Republicans, the president faces long odds in actually enacting his agenda and in essence is trying to frame the debate for his remaining time in power and for the emerging 2016 contest to succeed him. "

Lets Get Real:

This State of the Union speech is about 2016, the Oval Office knows that since VP Biden wont be the Democratic nominee he wants some influence with Hillary Clinton as the nominee.    FAT CHANCE, there will be only one ex President that gets the ear of Hillary Clinton if she is the nominee, yes the Big old dog himself, Bill Clinton, if the Clintons are in power President Obama can sing for supper or any influence with the Clintons, when you call someone a racist and its Bill Clinton expect political revenge served cold.   Also as stated as the economy returns the old left wing argument for taxes will have less power, the very success of the US economy could thwart the Obama Agenda.   

The Political Reality of the SOTU - 2nd Term Blues

Telegraph:  Reports on the outcome of the State of the Union speech, " Although Mr Obama knows his plan has almost no chance of becoming reality, he hopes that the Republicans' opposition will at least put them in the politically uncomfortable position of being aligned with America's millionaires against working families. "

Lets Get Real:

For once the Oval Office is making a big mistake, its allowed its ideology to over take facts, the US economy is coming back, thus expect the unemployment rate to go up, as before millions had stopped searching for work, thus with the economy returning there will be people want to get rich or least pay for the week with a job.   If by 2016 the US economy has come back to pre 2008 levels this populist attack on the rich will look old as will President Obama with his white hair.   That is the problem when your run your White House like its the campaign, you govern in prose as a Democrat once said.  If the economy does come back the middle class will not support tax hikes as they know that the rich wont pay them and the burden will fall on them, thus bad strategic move by the Oval Office. 

The Next WH Chief of Staff - Please - New War on terror

Guardian:  Reports " White House chief of staff: Paris unity march snub 'rests on me'..In response to backlash over President Obama’s absence from the 11 January march, Denis McDonough takes full blame for the gaffe "

Lets Get Real:

In other words the veto came from the Oval Office and Mr McDonough has fallen on his sword to protect President Obama, someone should have said to the outgoing Chief of Staff that POTUS would not have done the same for him, that goes for any President.   In the fact the Obama White House is doing something normal for once, its is shielding the President, that is the job of the White House Staff, they can be sacked and thrown in jail as long as the President is protected.    Of course the Paris snub means that McDonough has used up his nine political lives and must go, the Obama Oval needs someone that IS NOT afraid to to tell truth to power, time for regime change at the office of the White House Chief of Staff. 

IS Update - Hostages Threat - New War on Terror

BBC News:  Reports " Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned an apparent threat by the Islamic State group to kill two Japanese hostages. "

Lets Get Real:

This is the latest outrage by IS, they are demanding two hundred million dollars for two Japanese hostages, the PM has made it clear that no such deal will be made.   The US and the UK special forces should try to find the hostages and get them out, setting a time limit of 72 hours on the demand gives one the impression that the terrorists have watched to much 24, they are building up the tension, placing extra pressure on Tokyo.    There is no dealing with terrorists, the IS have to be destroyed root and branch, the West might not have three years to win this WAR, IS is producing its own currency, its getting its members young and thus creating a next generation terrorist.   Time is short the West has to win this WAR.