Xmas Dr Who

I was watching clips of the BBC shows on BBC 1 at Xmas Time. The reel of clips has moments from the Xmas Dr Who. I wonder did any else notice that one clip had an actor wearing the same costume as the Master had in the mid 1970s. The clip could have been from another show but it could be from Dr Who, is the Master Back?

Who is POTUS ?

The New York Times: Reports on the unusual position of Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary, having two masters to keep happy, Bush 43 till January 20th 2009, and the incoming President Obama. It would be interesting if Bush 43 decided to attack Iran before he left office, would Gates tell Obama if Bush didn't want him to know. Bush 43 will not attack Iran, he will leave Iran to Obama, Iran could also define the Obama Presidency, will Obama prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. Read of the Day.

Goodbye Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on the last visit by President George W. Bush to Afghanistan as President of the United States of America. The War in Afghanistan and Iraq has defined the Bush Presidency, the War in Iraq is over, it will become a low level conflict for the Obama Administration. The War in Afghanistan could define the Obama Administration, with the Obama surge next year the War in Afghanistan will become Obama's War. The problem for Obama is that you have Pakistan as a neighbour, the terrorists have free access over the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. If the surge fails in Afghanistan and it can be argued that it cant work given the different conditions of geography and politics then what Iraq did for Bush could happen to Obama. In running a Presidential Campaign you run on poetry, a government is about prose, can Obama be a poet and a writer, they don't often combine in the arts. The folks just might miss Bush when he is gone next year.

The Last Summit, Reagan and Gorbachev 1988

The National Security Archive: Read the Secret US and USSR Documents from the last summit between Reagan and Gorbachev. Read of the Day.

The Impeachment of Bill Clinton

The New York Times: Reports on how the Impeachment of Bill Clinton in 1998 made D.C a rougher town. Read of the Day.

Bush vs Truman

The Boston Globe: Has an interesting article on the view that Bush will be seen as another Truman, low approval at the end while consider great now. The Article states the following, " Neo-cons can stop fantasizing now. Bush is no Truman,.." It is typical of the Main Stream Media, the usual reference points, Iraq, terror. The Elite Media will never forgive Bush 43 for winning in 2000, and yes he did win, if all the votes had been counted like the Democrats wanted in 2000 Bush would have won. In in his time in Office after 9/11 there has not be a serious terrorist attack on the United States, it can be argued that the failure of Intelligence before 9/11 was down to the Clinton Administration, President Bill Clinton had eight years to solve the problem while Bush only had seven months in office. After 9/11 Bush gave freedom to Afghanistan and Iraq, the terror faced by the people has been removed, its up to these countries if they use this freedom. In the Second Term of Truman he faced the the drawn out War in Korea, the Korean War did Truman in, he had low approval ratings due to the War and Scandals. Bush in the future if Obama is weak will be seen as great, his manic bailouts seem odd for a conservative but it can be argued that he does not want to hand over a Great Depression to President Obama. It can be postulated that Truman would have more time for Bush than Bill Clinton.

US Car Bailout

Fox News: Reports that the Bush White House will not rush a bailout of the US Car Industry. Folks this is your last chance to have some effect on this madness of bailouts, if you have the chance, phone, email, telegram, text the White House to tell them not to give money the Car Industry. The new Obama Administration will just pander to the Unions, but they can be prevented from flushing your money down the toilet if Bush allows the bankrupt Car Companies to go in to Chapter 11. This would prevent the new Obama Administration from waisting your money to help the Unions. Thus send a simple message to the White House

NO TO CARS.