Jim Webb is OUT, Jim Who? - Election 2016

CNN - Politics: Reports " Jim Webb will end his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination at a press conference Tuesday, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. "

Lets Get Real:

The former Reagan Navy Secretary, former Democratic Senator is finishing his run for the Democratic nomination, he might run as a Independent, Senator Webb never gained traction in the Democratic field, the sole candidates that are important are Clinton and Sanders.   The Democratic race is still waiting to see if VP Biden enters the race, as of last night on Fox News it was reported that the decision was yes to enter the race but the timing was up in the air.  One can presume that VP Biden is waiting to see how Clinton performs before they Committee on Libya, does she sail through or has problems.   Thus VP is losing precious time with this delay, the more he waits the more that the opposition will claim that he is dithering. 

Tony Blair and Iraq - The Iraq War

Mail on Sunday: Reports " A bombshell White House memo has revealed for the first time details of the ‘deal in blood’ forged by Tony Blair and George Bush over the Iraq War.

The sensational leak shows that Blair had given an unqualified pledge to sign up to the conflict a year before the invasion started.

It flies in the face of the Prime Minister’s public claims at the time that he was seeking a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

He told voters: ‘We’re not proposing military action’ – in direct contrast to what the secret email now reveals.  "

Lets Get Real:

The UK press will never forgive Tony Blair for Iraq, its the one way to get at him, its like Nixon with Watergate, the good parts of the era's are overlooked for some scandal, as with Watergate  the press attacks on Blair are unfair, the perceived threats from Iraq were real, the US and UK after 9/11 had to act, of course if the Iraqi Regime had been 100% honest there would have been no reason for the War, as the regime played Russian Roulette it forgot that there was a bullet in the gun, their half truths lead to the War.   The decision to go to war was the right one given the information at the time, so this blog still supports Blair and the War. 

Doctor Who Review - The Girl Who Died

Doctor Who News: Reports " 4.85 million viewers watched Doctor Who: The Girl Who Died, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.  "

Lets Get Real:

This was a cracking episode, the crew of the Tardis were joined by Maisie Williams who played Ashildr, so the Doctor had to help some defenceless Vikings, it was fun seeing the Doctor get his " Troops " ready for action, it had fun elements, but the most important part was the Doctor playing God, lets just say that Ashildr needed some help at the end, one would have thought Doctor would have learned from Captain Jack, but no, Donna words came back to him, about saving people. thus the reason for the Doctor's new face.  This is a two parter, so make sure you watch this show before next week.   The Good Doctor has made rod for his own back.   Those pesky Viking always need saving. 

The turmoil in Labour - Corbyn Era

Telegraph: Reports " Jeremy Corbyn backs down in face of rebellion by his shadow ministers..Exclusive: How Jeremy Corbyn was forced to back down just hours after threatening to sack shadow ministers who refused to oppose George Osborne's fiscal charter "

Lets Get Real:

It is one thing to lead a Party is quite another thing to lead a Party were most of your MP's can not stand you, and will rebel when there are major questions are coming up, Trident or Syria.   The Jeremy Corby Leadership has a problem, it can not argue for MP's to be loyal when Jeremy Corbyn has voted against the Labour whip over five hundred times.    The crunch vote for Corbyn will be Trident and Syria, if he can not control his Party the knifes will be out for him, he just seems attached to BAD politics.   The BBC and Guardian will cover for up to a point, but this type of rebellion if it happens often will undermine Labour as a political party. 

The Rebellion by Labour MP's over the Fiscal Charter - Corbyn Era

BBC News: Reports " The BBC's assistant political editor Norman Smith said up 30 Labour MPs could potentially defy the leadership by abstaining in a vote at 21:00 BST, saying the outcome would be an "important moment" for Jeremy Corbyn as he tried to impose his authority on the party and turn Labour into an unashamed opponent of austerity. "

Lets Get Real:

It will be interesting to see how many Labour MP's have the nerve to rebel, those that do rebel will show political courage and also an understanding of the real world.   The Jeremy Corbyn leadership is about protest, no real government.    The Conservatives should push for a early vote on Trident and Syria,  the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn has shown that it is not fit for government, they have gone way left, the British people voted in May for a centre - right kind of government, low taxes, strong defence, a less expensive welfare state.  Interesting night for Labour.   Update,: The fiscal charter has passed the House of Commons, it looks like about 30 Labour MP's did indeed not vote. 

The Labour U - Turn and Leadership - Corbyn Mania

Telegraph - Live Blog: Reporters the following on the Labour Party's U - turn over the Chancellor's fiscal charter, " This tweet from the BBC's Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg suggests that Jeremy Corbyn did not even know that John McDonnell was a planning a U-turn over his initial support for George Osborne's fiscal charter. "

Lets Get Real:

This shows a Party out of control, the Shadow Chancellor changes the Party policy without even talking to the Shadow Cabinet and forcing the Party to learn via the debate tomorrow the details of his new plan.   The Corbyn " new politics " seems to have gone through the window, this leadership telling its MP's how to roll without much back up for them to talk to reporters.   The Conservative Government in welfare should go to the right, the Opposition is a mess from the leadership on down, the Country elected a Conservative government to be tough on welfare, the shambles of Labour shows that the there is no real Opposition to the government.   It is better now to split the Labour Party by forcing them to tackle hard issues, from the fiscal charter to Trident, and lets not forget Syria.  Troubling days ahead for the Labour Party. 

The Decline of Clinton vs. Republicans - Election 2016

Fox News: Reports "  In hypothetical 2016 matchups with top-tier Republicans, Clinton trails all the Republicans tested. She trails Ben Carson by 11 points and Donald Trump by 5 points. Jeb Bush has a 4-point edge over Clinton, while Carly Fiorina is up by 3 points.  "

Lets Get Real:

The main job that Hillary Clinton has tonight is to keep VP Biden from running, thus at the debate tonight she has to make sure that Sanders is seen as not being able to win a general election and make it clear to Biden that should he run then Clintons will not take any POW's,  not this time.   In 2008 Clinton faced Obama, and he beat her, it showed that a Clinton can be beaten,  thus this time expect the Clintons to go all out to win, those that oppose them will be taken down, there is no third chance for Hillary Clinton, this is IT.   The debate should be fun to tonight, Trump might be right, the ratings might not be greats, lets see if the other Democratic candidates can take HRC down.