Obama at 48% Approval - Gallup

Gallup: Reports that President Obama has a 48% approval rating, while 45% of Americans have a negative of President Obama and his job performance. Thus it looks like the State of Union Address didn't have that much of an appeal, could it be that the US voter has not just turned against the Obama Agenda, they also don't like President Obama. As stated in previous post Obama could be a one hit wonder, reaching mass appeal in a limited time, but then falling to earth. Thus Obama might turn in to the 2nd Jimmy Carter.

Health Care Reform DEAD

The New York Times: Reports on the White House view of the Agenda for President Obama this year, the Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stated the following, " act first on job creation, reducing the deficit and imposing tighter regulation on banks before returning to the health measure,.... " In other words moderate and conservative Democrats tell the Liberals to get lost, health care reform is dead folks, by the time they reach health care the Mid Term Elections will be in full swing, no way is the House or the Senate Democrats going to vote for a measure that will hand Congress over to the Republicans. Health Care Reform will have to wait for another time, another defeat.

Obama wants Trial for KSM in Court

Fox News: Reports that while New York is out for a trial of KSM, President Obama still wants to see KSM in a Federal Court. This is tricky for Obama, if New York does not want the trial due to security and financial concerns, is there any State in the Union that will take the case, or will Obama find that he just has to keep KSM is jail in till he dies, that was going to be the end result not matter the verdict in New York. The novice ideology of Obama has faced political reality, any City or State that takes KSM will become a terrorist target, thus Obama might find that he really loves Guantanamo Bay.

KSM - No New York Trial

The View from Here: Reports that the mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed ( KSM) will not be tried in New York as planned. This is another u - turn by the Obama Administration, just throw KSM in to the nearest darkest cell and throw away the key, just give him bread, water and the Koran, lets see how long he lasts, then quick Muslim funeral and the end of KSM. The above is more that KSM gave the victims of 9/11, that is the difference between Western Democracy and Islamic terrorism.

Mistakes in Process if not the Result - Blair on Iraq

The Times: Reports that former UK PM Tony Blair will admit mistakes in the lead up to the War in Iraq if not the result. This blogger supported the Iraq War, this was due in part to the presentation of the Tony Blair and the UK Government that Iraq was a threat to the UK and its military bases. But to be honest by 2003 it can be argued that Iraq was winning the PR war, the sanctions had a negative impression on voters, also the RAF in the No Fly Zones had to take constant flak from Iraq. The UK was lucky not to lose any brave pilots due to these missions. In 2003 it was now or never to finish the threat of Iraq and thus against public opinion this blogger supported the War. If one discounts the intelligence information that was false when it comes to Iraq; all powers believed that Iraq was a threat; its the after War planning that really lets Tony Blair down, the UK won the war but lost the peace, at the end of the day the UK was forced out of Iraq, not by the terrorists but the Iraqi Government and the USA, the UK was seen as weak, it wanted to make deals and not fight, the USA at the end of the day found the UK a hindrance to its operations. The post war planning is the real trial of Tony Blair.

Real Politics of Health Care Reform

Politico: Reports on the comments of Democratic Senator Mary Landreiu, the Senator stated that health care reform could be on its death bed. Lets be honest folks, the Senate has just one wish, that the liberals drop their campaign for health care reform, the Democrats want to keep control of the House and Senate in 2010, the one way to make sure that the Republicans take over is for Democrats to do an end run around the wishes of the voters. Please Democrats do that, then Republicans can take over and the Obama Presidency will be over in 2012.

Health Reform Bill and Liberals

The Almanac of American Politics: Reports that Speaker Pelosi has stated that she has the votes to pass health care reform, the article stats the following, ".....muster enough votes to pass the Senate version of health care reform if the upper chamber agreed to adjust the bill through the reconciliation process. " The moderate and conservative Democrats in the Senate don't need the headache of this process, if the Senate goes along with this deft plan the Democrats will be handing over Congress to the Republicans in 2010. The last thing Obama needs is after the State of Union that was about jobs is to go back to the issue of health, its a vote loser. Lets hope the Chicago White House buries this idea as the mob buried informers, never to be seen again.