The CNN Debate - Republican Debate

CNN: Reports on its Thursday Debate ( Friday morning UK Time ) in the Republican Race, the article states the following in Romney and Gingrich, “ ..for the two men in the middle, the spotlight might be a bit hotter. ”. This is the time for Governor Romney to take the fight to Speaker Gingrich, go through all his negatives, stress that the Republican voter has to think who can beat President Obama. The Speaker in return didn’t have a good first debate in Florida after the winning South Carolina, the Speaker blamed the fact that the audience were not allowed to react, he has stated he will not take part in debates if this is the rule. Thus Gingrich will playing to the debate audience and those on TV, he is looking to repeat his performance in South Carolina. The race is tied but there are showing signs that the Romney fight back has worked. Thus Gingrich has win Florida, later contests help Paul and Romney, if he is to be real contender he has to win, if Romney wins he will be the nominee but it will be a long fight.

Brokered Convention - Republican Race

Guardian: Reports on the prospects of a Brokered Convention, that being no Candidate having a majority of the delegates by the times of the Republican Convention, the article states the following on such an event, “ ..used to be common.. But the last truly brokered convention in American politics happened in 1952. ”. This would allow a new Candidate to take the nomination, but it would be risky, all the baggage of the Candidates have been exposed in the nomination race, a new candidate would not have been tested. On the other hand it would limit the damage the Democrats could do, they could not define the Nominee before the Convention, it would give the Republican Convention a buzz, the media would be all over it, thus a chance for a new Nominee to get good press. But since the modern ERA, it has been down to delegate count, lets recall Ronald Reagan only lost to President Ford by a hundred delegates, still more chance that either Romney or Gingrich will be the nominee, the good money on Romney.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has announced the name of the UK Soldier that died in Afghanistan on Tuesday of non combat action, the Soldier was, “ Signaller Ian Sartorius-Jones from 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (200) ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Signaller Sartorius-Jones.

Florida Polls - RCP

RCP: Reports on its average of the Florida Polls in the Republican Race, today Speaker Gingrich leads Governor Romney by 36.0 to 32.0%, while third is Senator Santorum on 11.6%. Thus a 4% lead for the Speaker. The Romney Campaign has do double down in its attack on Gingrich as a Washington Insider, the Campaign can not afford to lose Florida, thus Romney’s Super Pac must start to hit Gingrich on all his negatives, his ethic problems while in Congress, his troubled leadership of the Republican House in the 1990s, while also stressing the family image of Mitt Romney. As this is Florida stress that Gingrich took money from a Government Agency that shattered the Housing market. In other words Florida is a knife fight, the Romney Campaign if it wants to be the nominee has to show STEEL, the Obama re-elect committee will go after Romney if he is the nominee, thus time for Governor Romney and his Campaign to become hard headed and ruthless, that’s the only way to win against the Chicago political mob.

Greece and the EU

Guardian: Reports that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated that Greece might not be saved from a economic crash and default. What is interesting folks is that the German Chancellor is still pushing for a Federal EU, with Brussels in charge of the Budgets of the Eurozone, in theory interesting discussion, try telling Paris they cant do something, see how long that idea lasts, a second, if Greece does default then it’s a new game folks. Also it looks like the Socialist Candidate will win the French Presidency, and that Party has stated it wants new talks on the new Eurozone Treatiy. If Greece falls this will call in to question, Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain, banks in France and Germany will need to be bailed out, a federal EU is the last thing EU leaders should be thinking about, they need a workable plan to save Greece, otherwise like Obama a lot of hot hair.

Obama’s State of the Union Address Part Two

BBC News: Reports on President Obama’s call in the State of the Union Address for taxes to go up for the rich. The speech was typical class warfare, one got the idea that Obama thought he was LBJ and he was recreating the Great Society, one thing you have to say about LBJ was that he was a better political operator, he got Republican support for his Civil Rights reform, Obama could not get one Republican to support ObamaCare. The Speech was all about BIG GOV, it was not Bill Clinton’s the Era of Big Government is over. The President even after the scandal of his green policy still wants to spend money on green jobs that cost the US taxpayer and are not worth the paper they are written. POTUS also wants to give amnesty to young immigrants who are in the US illegally. On Foreign Policy POTUS state that US troops were coming home from Afghanistan, problem he has given the Taliban a timetable when NATO is leaving, the US troops withdrawal starts at the height of the Summer fighting in Afghanistan in 2012. Through praising the troops who killed OBL he wanted to take credit for the order, slight problem he has undermined the Pakistan Government and the Government could fall at any time. On Iran Obama stated all options were all the table, the problem has to be asked does Tehran see Obama as a threat and if you were Israel would you trust Obama to support you, one has doubts. It was a Campaign speech folks, nothing less or more, also this Obama is not the same Obama as 2008, the magic has gone, the odd flourish but its not the same candidate.

Obama’s State of the Union Address

Watch the Speech in full folks, but to this political geek it was a pandering left wing speech, and it was to long!