Romney for 2016 - 2nd Term Blues

BBC News: Reports " According to a Quinnipiac University survey, 44% of Americans think the country "would be better off than it is today" if Mitt Romney were president today, versus 38% who say the nation would be in worse shape. "

Lets Get Real:

One should recall that President Reagan had three runs for the Oval, he had a limited run in 1968 against Richard Nixon, then he ran against President Ford, and took the fight to the Republican Convention before losing, and finally he won the nomination is 1980 and went on to beat President Carter.  The problem is that Romney is NO Reagan, he is an excellent businessman, he made his money that way, unlike the Clintons who have traded on their public careers through books and speeches,  Romney does not have the charisma of a Reagan, the Gipper was a cause, he allowed Americans to feel that THE  US was great again after Vietnam and Watergate.   The Republican Party needs new faces and brand names, this blog would think the US was on the decline if 2016 the candidates had brand names of Clinton and Bush, the US voters needs another Reagan, who will be the next Gipper. 

The Best President since WW2 - 2nd Term Blues

CNN - Politics: Reports on its poll of the best and worst Presidents since World War 2, the poll found that, " According to the poll, Ronald Reagan (at 35%) tops the list of the best president since WWII, with 18% saying Bill Clinton was best, followed by John F. Kennedy at 15%.. "

Lets Get Real:

Of course this blog agrees with the opinion as stated in the poll that Reagan was the BEST President since WW2,  IF Reagan or Kennedy asked you to do something you followed through, with the rest of the Presidents since WW2 you would require a paper order, and signed, its about trust at the end of the day.  Both Reagan and Kennedy had their flaws, but they made you feel that anything was possible, a feeling that the US had been reborn, that great leaders were asking for your help, this blog would make the argument that LBJ would have made the cut with the exception of Vietnam.   One has to be fair we live in the media age, so you see the images of Reagan and Kennedy all the time, those that governed before the age of TV would argue that the US population have a short memory, but with Reagan and Kennedy they would have been popular without TV, they were the greats. 

Iran in the MIX in Iraq - Middle East Crisis

BBC News: Reports " Iran has supplied Iraq with attack jets to help it counter an offensive by Sunni rebels led by the Islamist group Isis, strong evidence suggests. "

Lets Get Real:

The ISIS threat is Iraq has produced some very strange bedfellows, Syria, Iran, the Baghdad Regime, the US, the question is how far these very different interests can be matched before the problems between the US and Syria and Iran diverts attention again, will the Assad Regime in Syria used WMD again against its own people, how will the Oval react, how long will Israel wait before it strikes Iran.    A nuclear armed Iran is out of the question for Israel, will they wait for the Hamlet in the Oval to see the bigger picture.  Lets face it Israel acted in 1981 and 2007 without telling the Oval, will they react this year.  

Has the US Supreme Court sunk ObamaCare - 2nd Term Blues

Telegraph: Reports on the outcome of the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare,  " The ruling applies only to "closely-held corporations", businesses owned by an individual or small group of individuals...Around 90 per cent of all American businesses qualify as closely-held corporations "

Lets Get Real:

This will be interesting, one can see the US Court system getting very backed with the business lobby arguing that nearly any small company could be allowed to negate ObamaCare.  The fun for the political side will be the fight between social conservatives and liberals, the liberal side will go with the War on Women, how they can support someone like Bill Clinton's with his record with women is not the scope of this post.   The social conservatives will argue that the US Government should not be telling the States how to define their abortion laws, then we get in to social issues debates of the 1990s, the Republicans never win those, they should take this win and keep quiet about it, let the Courts fight it out, and make sure the next man in the Oval is a Republican and he has a Republican Congress, then move on the social front. 

Supreme Court and POTUS - 2nd Term Blues

Guardian: Reports the following on the decision by the US Supreme Court to curtail aspects of ObamaCare that covers abortion issues, the article notes the following,  " Court ruled that some corporations are exempt from law requiring no-cost access to contraception in healthcare plans "

Lets Get Real:

On the political side this blog sees ObamaCare as a disaster for the US, that is plain from many of its posts on the subject, on specific issue of contraception and abortion this blog support the right of women to have an abortion right up to the end, so while liking the ruling as policy, this blog does not agree with the subjective nature of the decision, the Court passed ObamaCare thus it should have upheld the Administration's argument that women should have the power to control their own bodies.    This decision will make the right happy and and make liberals increase the vote for liberal candidates in 2014 and 2016.   The political game on this issue has started, lets see who wins. 

ObamaCare suffers LOSE at Supreme Court - 2nd Term Blues

BBC News: Reports " The US Supreme Court has ruled a Christian-owned company can claim a religious exemption to a law requiring employers to pay for their workers' contraception. "

Lets Get Real:

One can assume that this is the Chief Justice saying sorry for landing the US with ObamaCare, as the above decision was 5-4, all the Conservative Judges voting for the ruling, the Chief Justice made a big mistake when he trusted that President Obama could run the Federal Government, the messy roll out, and the lack of support for the law, the fact that health costs have not gone down, and the millions of Americans were thrown off their health cover and the law still does not cover those it was meant for, thus the US Supreme Court is hacking a way at a law it passed.   One doubts that ObamaCare lasts the decade, will either Democratic or Republican Administration really go to bat for ObamaCare, one has doubts. 

Sarajevo June 28th 1914 Live Reporting - BBC News

BBC News - Sarajevo Live 1914: Reports that the last words of the Archduke Ferdinand was for his wife to stay alive for their children. 

Lets Get Real: 

This smacks of a political conspiracy by Serbia, it is time the Austria - Hungary took action to remove this threat to the Monarchy, the terrorist group known as the Black Hand and its aims for the Slavs people is a mortal threat to the Monarchy and its subjects.   The Government in Vienna should take firm action and demand that Serbia deal with this threat or the Monarchy will have to take action because off the assassination.   This should be a local affair, another Balkan War, the peace of Europe should while having tensions should not lead to the powers taking action, lets recall with the exception of Republican France, the powers are all lead by Monarchies and a threat to one Crown is a threat to ALL Crowns.