Bush 43 on Iraq

Fox News: Reports on a interview with Bush 41 and Bush 43. President George W. Bush stated in the interview that he was asked to get out of Iraq for the sake of the Republican Party, he thought freedom in Iraq was the better option. At the end of the day, Bush 43 has given the people of Afghanistan and Iraq the chance of freedom, he has protected the USA from further attacks after 9/11, he has it can be argued prevented another Great Depression with the bailout of Wall Street and the banks, he might not be another Gipper but he was a good President in tough times.

Obama and National Security

Newsweek: Has a interesting article on the problems that will be faced by President Obama when it comes to National Security, the article states the following on the Bush years, " The flaw of the Bush-Cheney administration may have been less in what it did than in the way it did it...". One gets the impression that the Elite Media have smelled the Coffee and see the problems that Obama will face, they don't want him to be seen as weak, a weak President gets you Jimmy Carter and then the election of Ronald Reagan. Thus expect more articles from the elite media that suggest that Obama will have to take his time about changing past Bush policies. If the USA is attacked again and the Obama Administration is seen to be going after Bush Officials and not the terrorists then Obama will be a one term President in the mold of Carter and Bush 41. What ever you think of Bush 43, he has made mistakes but there has not been a major attack on the USA since 9/11, if in a Obama Administration the terrorists think that the USA is weak and liberal it might chance another attack, if on that the day the Courts are dealing with the prosecutions of Bush officials and not the terrorists it will be goodbye Obama for re-election in 2012.

Not Happy Left!

Politico: Reports on the very same interview as the BBC but gives a different impression. On how Obama wants to look forward not back, how hard the CIA works, how Iran can not go beyond a certain point, the bomb in other words. It is interesting when you read different impressions of the same interview, Obama is a political test, you see what you want to see, lets see what he does, will he be a firm Commander - in - Chief or Pandering Chief to the left. These issues could define a Obama Presidency and if he gets re - elected in 2012.

Happy Left

BBC News: Reports on a interview given by the President - Elect, its contents will make the left very happy, talks with Iran, prosecution of Bush Officials, new look at the Middle East. If Obama goes down this left wing road he will be a one term President. On Iran they will talk and talk, then get the bomb, what will Obama do then, on the prosecution of Bush Officials for their actions that have protected the USA since 9/11, what if there is another terrorist attack while Obama is President and his Attorney General is going after people that have prevented such attacks, one can see a very out of touch White House. On the Middle East, should Obama give the impression that he is washing his hands of Israel then he could face major problems in 2012 in winning Florida, a lot of old people go their to retire, a lot of them tend to be Jewish, are they going to vote for President that has sold Israel down the river. Lets hope Obama is just keeping the left happy, and once in the Oval Office is more like the Gipper.

Death in Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on the death of another UK Soldier in Afghanistan, the death toll now stands at 139. Our troops need more support and better Intelligence on the ground, we need to know who is out there and how they are going to attack, thus we need good intelligence but also brute force if need be, we have to protect our troops even if we get our hands dirty in the process.

Dr Who - Xmas Hit

BARB: Reports that the good Time Lord, Dr Who was the 2nd most watched programme of Christmas Day, Dr Who got an audience of 13.10 million. To think that Dr Who fans had to wait for years and years for the The Doctor to come back, but it was worth the wait, we have the specials of the 10th Time Lord and the new series in 2010 for the 11th Time Lord. In these days of doom and gloom one has to have some diversion, no better diversion that Dr Who.

Obama ANOTHER Reagan ?

Mother Jones: Has an interesting article on how President - Elect Obama should follow the Reagan example in getting his Agenda through the US political system. Reagan's success at getting his agenda through was not solely based on how he managed the Congress, it was the message, Small Government, High Defence spending and Tax Cuts. The Obama Agenda is another New Deal, the problem could be that the messenger is good but the message is rubbish. The day the Government becomes the solution you have the USSR. In the Western Capitalist system its about the survival of the company that makes money, when you do bailouts you prevent that harsh lesson coming through, you create a false world, in that world the Government will bail you out if you go down the toilet. A simple example, two tea shops that make tea bags, Tea Shop A, produces the Tea, makes them in to tea bags, advertise them for 3p a box. In Tea Shop B, same process but it costs 10p. In this government world, Tea Shop B has more workers that B, the Government needs to keep it open so it does a bailout, the business does not change and still selling tea for 1op. After some time the Government has a change of policy, there is no more money, Tea Shop B has not changed and goes out of business. The Lesson folks, at the end of the day, bailouts do not work, its the UK in the 1970s. Lets hope Obama will learn to change policy if his plan does not work, lets hope he is like the Gipper a master politician.