Friday, February 20, 2015

Is Hillary Clinton the " New Nixon " - 2016 Election


Lets Get Real:

As noted in the article few US politicians  want to be compared to tricky Dicky Nixon.   But in this case one can see the argument, Nixon lost his bid for Presidency in 1960 and then in 62 lost his bid to be Governor of California.  In the case of Hillary Clinton she was the front runner for the 2008 Democratic nomination, but lost to then Senator Obama, after that she become his Secretary of State, that could cause problems in the 2016 race if the Obama record does not improve when it comes to the Middle East and Russia.  Thus far the Clinton Camp face no REAL threats to her getting the nomination, VP Biden is a joke and Senator Warren does not want to go up against the Clinton machine, that shows some clever politics, she could be trying out for the VP spot, two women running would be a bold move by the Democrats.   The liberal elite media are throwing their political arrows at the Republicans, they are doing the job for the Democrats, thus when HRC does get in to the race she will look fresh, will have the left wing media on her side, thus far wise tactics by the Clinton Camp. 

You can keep the your Trojan Horse Greece -Germany - Greek Crisis


Lets Get Real:

Thus you have two views of the Greek crisis, that Greece has won by pushing the issue down the road, will the EU really go through this again if Greece does not meet the demands of the the EU, does Germany want another battle that keeps the issue on the table, it does not want to see the other Countries who have had economic support request a better deal.   It appears that Greece has lost, but there is always a but when it comes to the EU, how will the new Greek PM sell the deal, can he sell the deal to the Greek people, will the Germans make sure that their voters know that they did not give an inch on their demands.   Thus a typical EU fudge, there will be another crisis, there is always. 

After all the Shouting its over, Greece wins - Greek Crisis


Lets Get Real: If the Germans have been tough it is because they do not want to deal with the other Countries who have had economic support coming back and requesting a better deal.  The deal sounds like a fudge, the economic support for Greece will only last for four months, not the six the new Greek Government wanted, also they have to develop a plan by monday to reduce the role of the State in Greeks affairs.   It easy to promise things on the campaign trail, when your in Office its quite different, lets see if Ed Miliband learns that lesson before the May General Election. 

Greek Bailout Deal - Greek Crisis


Lets Get Real:

It seems that we have the typical Euro fix, it will be complicated and you will have to read the small print to see who has won, one can postulate that the left wing Greek Government has moved enough that it allows Germany to say that the EU is following in the lines of the past agreement while getting the fact that the Greek people have elected a new government.   This will be a short term fix, it will not solve the problem, the spending of the Southern Countries of the EU will cause more problems for Germany and the EU.   In it can be argued that Greece has won, it called the bluff of Germany, there will be others, Ireland, Spain and Italy.