Brown's Reforms?

The Prime Minister announced today sweeping reforms to give Parliament more power, but we do not live in a USA style system. The House of Commons is controlled by the Majority Party. Its like selling an old product, new image but the content that matters. All reforms would give Parliament more power if the Executive did not come from the Commons and Lords. Its a class art in Spin but still spin. The Iraq War was approved by the House of Commons. There is an old British Comedy about Politics called Yes Minister, one show was about "Open Government", the best way to be less open is to announce it with headline grabbing news, its in the detail. PM's don't give up power they just got, plus its a green paper, the discussion period, that could take as long as Gordon Brown is Prime Minister to come to an end and then a White Paper on the subject. Spin is not finished yet!!

Mr Libby and the Elite Media

Here is how the Elite Media is Reporting the Libby Case.

CNN, reports that the President has not ruled out a full Pardon for Mr Libby. If Clinton can do it why not Bush on January 20th 2009.

Time, looks at the political implications of the Libby Case and the after effects for the Bush Administration.

MSNBC, looks at the history of Presidential Power when it comes to Pardons and Commutation.

New York Times , On the whole a fair article, worth a read.

New York Times - Editorial Lets just say not very postive for Presdient Bush.

Grant of Executive Clemency

The President has granted Executive Clemency to Mr Libby, this is good, President George W. Bush should be congratulated by those that support the President.

Statement by the President on Mr Libby.

Press Briefing by Tony Snow.

Meet the Press Part Two

I can not stand bad politics from the left or right, Republicans or Democrats. Please can someone tell me who though it was a great idea after the events in the UK for Senator Patrick Leahy to turn up on Meet the Press and act as if this was the 1970s and George W. Bush was Richard Nixon. It seems that Democrats have learnt nothing at all, after the London events it is even more important for intelligence to track people and what do the Democrats give the appearance of doing, if not their actual aim, they want to treat UBL as some ordinary American and therefore with the same rights. Senator Obama is right about old politicians fighting the battles of the 60s and 70s, not sure he would agree with me on this but you get the impression that some of these old Senators are stuck in a Time Warp. The High Water Mark for them was the mid 1970s, Nixon and Watergate. The Democrats don't have a real answer to the problems in Iraq or for Terrorism in general. Thus one of the best intelligence programmes that tracks calls from outside the United States they want to know under what law it was used and who they are tracking. SMELL THE COFFEE Democrats 9/11 happened and American lost nearly three thousand people in one day. How many attacks after that on USA soil none. The question what do the Democrats say, well something might have gone wrong or some box was not ticked. They act as if they want to catch someone out. The President should faced these people down, once for all, do the American People want security or do they want to return to the Clinton Years, yes those years where UBL could plan for 9/11. Those years where the Democrats could keep their hands clean, we know the cost to the West.

The President should go on National Television and tell the American people how the tracking works and give them a choice, do they want security or are they happy to have the Democrats in charge of National Security. Make it clear they are the two choices, the Democrats keep their noses out or else the programme is off. JFK once stated life is not fair, truth is harsh and political truth is harsher. The Democrats who control Congress are losing support, do they really want to face a tough President who makes them choose before an Election, old Liberals naivety or the Truth of the Modern Age. The President should come out fighting, make the Democrats wish they had never bough the subject up. This is not the 1970s and UBL is not Richard Nixon, TIME FOR DEMOCRATS TO SMELL THE COFFEE.

Blair's Back!

Tony Blair is back in a way, the UK Guardian reports in a pre- leaving interview he is critical of Extreme British Islamists in the UK for their actions and their views of how Muslims are treated in the UK and around the World. Blair States the following " It's not just your methods that are wrong, your ideas are absurd. Nobody is oppressing you. Your sense of grievance isn't justified, " I guess since he is no longer PM Tony Blair can say what he wants but it should be noted that he is know a peace envoy to the Middle East. Just a point. Gordon Brown is not going to happy folks, have to admit been impressed with Gordon Brown these past few days.

The Article notes that their is a programme on the last days in Power of Tony Blair on Channel 4 at 8pm on Monday. Sure Gordon Brown will be watching just in case TB has some points to make about their relationship while he was in No 10 and Brown was in No 11.

Dr Who

If your favorite hero is a Time Lord over 925 then have a look at Outpost Gallifrey. Highly Recommended. Who would have thought that Captain Jack was in fact.., would say more but the reader might not have seen the last show, cant wait for the Xmas special and the new season.

Rice

A interesting review of a new Book on Secretary of State Rice, interesting and informative. It has some commentary on her supposed faults but this is the New York Times. But if you have a the time worth a read. It does leave you thinking, Rice in 2012 for President....