Al Qaeda Deputy Leader Killed - Trump Era

Telegraph: Reports " Al-Qaeda's deputy leader reportedly killed by US drone strike in Syria "

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This shows that the Trump Administration is carrying on with the Obama Administration effective use of drone strikes to kill terrorists.   They Trump Administration must have found its easier for the US to kill terrorists rather than capture and take them to Court.   If the US does place US troops in Syria it will be an increase, the reason, to get rid of Daesh in Syria. The UK intelligence Services say the threat to the UK is the same level as the IRA attacks in the 70s and 80s, if this is true it's better to kill the terrorists before they come the UK, less of a problem overall, a good day for the US. 

Trump on ObamaCare - Trump Era

Guardian: Reports " Trump on replacing healthcare law that took years to craft: 'Nobody knew it could be so complicated'..President reaffirms Republican commitment to repealing Affordable Care Act amid uncertainty over replacement and rising support for ‘Obamacare’ "

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It can be said that President Trump won election on the promise to get rid of ObamaCare, it has not worked for the American worker, in fact prices have gone up and the insurance companies have pulled out of ObamaCare, in some States there is only ONE insurance company, that is hardly choice for the American voter.   The urban elite press will fight for ObamaCare, it will not matter the merit of abolishing ObamaCare, they will just fight it because its President Trump.   The Republicans in the House and the Senate have to get a move on, the election cycle for 2018 will start later this year, better to get the issue out of the way before the Mid Terms. 

Bush 43 on President Trump - Trump Era

CNN - Politics: Reports " Former President George W. Bush offered some muted criticism for President Donald Trump Monday during a wide-ranging interview on NBC's "Today" show that touched on Russia, the travel ban and the free press. "

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It is odd that Bush 43 is trashing Trump, while he was VERY quiet while President Obama was trashing him daily in the early years of his Presidency.   This could be down to two facts, that Jeb Bush was beaten by Trump for the Republican nomination and that POTUS was very critical of Bush 43 and the IRAQ War.   One has to say that while Trump is President he has not gotten the Presidential covering that others gained with the job, Howard Baker stated in a interview that Reagan was Presidential before becoming President, well Reagan was from the OLD Hollywood, that is class in itself, also Reagan did the art of the deal before Trump, he got a majority of what he wanted with Congress and went back for the rest later, that is a deal maker.  JFK and Reagan had charm and class, something that Trump lacks.

Trump increases Defence Spending - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports " US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) in his proposed budget plan for 2018, which is about a 9% increase. "

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This is a good move by President Trump, the Defence Department needs the increase after the Obama years.   The question as the article states is who gets its spending cut, one can see the Republicans on the Hill want to cut welfare, this will come with opposition from the Democrats and the Urban elite media.   There will be heartbreaking stories on how this or that cut will cut a poor family, that is how the elite press works, never mind that the US is at WAR and needs to increase defence spending, it will be playing on the hearts of the voters.   IF the President was not popular before he will be less popular now, well Trump wanted the job.

Divisions within the Democratic Party - Post Obama

CNN - Politics: Reports " Progressive activists lashed out at the Democratic Party on Saturday after their choice to lead its national committee, Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, was defeated by former Obama administration Labor Secretary Tom Perez in a tight and unexpectedly contentious contest. "

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The above contest shows how split the Democratic Party is, it was not meant to be like this, in the uber liberal view, HRC was supported to win the 2016 election and Sanders supporters were meant to get in line with the rest of the Party.   The shock defeat of HRC and the Republicans holding Congress has left the Dems without power and seeking a new direction after 2016.   The extreme liberal base wants the Party to move LEFT, while the Moderates, by Moderates in the real world, less Liberal, want to keep the Party the Obama Party.  One does wonder how HRC feels about the latest development, one can assumed that she had drawn up her list of the Cabinet and the White House, and for it all to go away must be hard.

Trump and the Press - Trump Era

Fox News: Reports " Trump says not going to White House Correspondents dinner "

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Thus the latest development in the fight between POTUS and the press, one can understand WHY Trump is not going, why give the enemy cheap laughs at your expense, the press has shown that it is the enemy of the Trump Administration.   This blog has not seen one positive story about Trump in the US or UK press, no one wonder the poor man feels attacked.   The difference this time is that Trump sees himself as representing what Nixon called his Silent majority, those that do not live on the West or East Coast's, those on Main Street.   The press these days are uber liberal in the extreme, one sometimes worries about the 4th Estate.

Brexit fights in the House of Lords - Post EU

BBC News: Reports " Brexit: Heseltine vows to rebel in Lords bill debate "

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IF the House of Lords amends the Bill passed by the House of Commons then the PM should call a snap election, based on two points, to abolish the House of Lords and for the UK to immediately withdraw from the EU.   The pro Remainers do not care about Democracy, they just support the EU without thinking about the will of the British people. One can only hope that saner minds in the Lords carry the day, it would be sad for the Lords to go out in a rebellion against the wish of the British people.