The Power of the Tea Party and the US Budget

The New York Times: Reports that Republican Tea Party members have forced the new Republican House Leadership to make deeper cuts in the US Budget. Folks you cant have trillions of debt, that way leads to the fate of the British Empire, in other words broke. The Republicans got elected in November on the promise to return the US to fiscal responsibility, well will power comes the actual job, the Republicans should slash and burn the Obama Budget, it should make sure that there is no money for ObamaCare, force POTUS to close down the government to get money for his health care reform. If the Republicans cave to the White House the will be out of power in 2012. The political trenches have been drawn and it’s the budget, folks keep an eye on Congress, don’t allow them to cave, if they are weak phone them, text them, email them, tweet them, etc, this is the time to get the US out of the red and back in to the black, time to show leadership.

Mubarak OUT = Army IN = ?

Telegraph: Reports on the resignation of President Mubarak of Egypt. Thus what next folks, the President has transferred power to the Army, they have promised a road map to free elections. The question is will this be enough for the protesters, the reaction of the protesters was joy at the news, but what comes next folks, will the Army really give Egypt Democracy or will they spin the departure of Mubarak as a reason to keep the present power structure, lets recall folks you would have fond such joy in 1917 with the fall of Tsar Nicholas 11, then in 1979 when Iran’s monarch left, but that secular revolution was overtaken by a religious revolution. Lets see what happens folks, you have to tip your hat to the protesters, they have bought down a dictator by peaceful protest on the whole, that should be celebrated, this is a historic day in Egypt, but lets see what happens next, this old cynic has worries about the future of the Middle East after this Revolution.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has announced the name of the British Soldiers that were killed on Wednesday in Afghanistan, the Soldiers were “ Private Lewis Hendry, from 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, and Private Conrad Lewis, from 4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment ”. Our thoughts are with the families of Private Hendry and Private Lewis.

Deaths in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that two British Soldiers were killed today in Afghanistan, the Soldiers were from the “ 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment and the 4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 354 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 312 in combat action and 42 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Major Strikes ALL over Egypt

The New York Times: Reports that protests have spread from Liberation Square in Cairo, that strikes are developing that could have a major effect on the economy of Egypt, there are reports of strikes at the Suez Canal. At some point there has to be a break point folks, either the protesters storm the Presidential Palace and take President Mubarak or the Army uses if forces to send the protesters home. At this rate the new Government of Egypt will have to ask the Obama Administration for a economic bailout, this would not be great for POTUS. It cant be an endless revolution folks, that leads to political, economical and culture disaster.

Vice President Suleiman - Coup Threat = Egypt

Guardian: Reports on comments by Vice - President Suleiman, the VP stated that if the protesters didn’t stop there could be a coup in Egypt. Lets be clear folks, the Regime is not Mubarak, the governing Regime in Egypt is the Army, the majority of US aid goes to the Army, the Army is not going to give up its power, and its economic power, thus we have a standoff, sooner or later, and it looks sooner the Army will have to move the protesters away from Liberation Square, otherwise the economy of Egypt will go down the drain, and it will take the Army with it, its that simple and brutal folks, the protesters have got what they have wanted, one would start to think that the protesters had a darker agenda, one really should look at how much power the Muslim Brotherhood has over the protesters.

Egypt and Middle East Peace

Telegraph: Reports on the statement by the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague that the peace process in the Middle East could be a victim of the recent revolt in Egypt. Also the Foreign Secretary was critical of the defensive reaction by Israel to the revolt in Egypt. This is not new folks, the Foreign Office is over the top pro Arab, while the 10 Downing Street and the rest of the Country tend to be pro Israel. These comments have no importance, due to the fact that they come from the FCO, the only game changer when it comes to the Middle East is the US. The Obama Administration is calling for fast reform but not calling for the head of President Mubarak, they fear from the Oval, to the State and Defence Departments is that a secular revolution in Egypt could bring in the Muslim Brotherhood, and from there you go from a secular revolution to a religious revolution, its always the second stage that is most worrying, from Russia in 1917 to Tehran in 1979. The economy of Egypt can not have these mass protests and go on, at some point the US will have to tell the protesters to go home and trust that the US will not allow the reforms to be undone. Otherwise by the time there is a new government there will be no money and this will be a great chance for Iran to use its oil influence to great effect. Thus POTUS will have to get off the fence and tell the protesters to go home.