2008 Election

Here are some interesting articles on the 2008 Election, its only April 2007, that politics USA.

The Hill, A interesting article, but also with some good empirical evidence, don't write off Hillary Clinton yet is the message, and if the figures are right VIEWS would have to agree with the assessment.

The Gallup Poll, looks at the 2008, the runners and the issues, read and be informed.

New War, Old Battle

In 1972 George McGovern lost the Presidential Election in a major defeat to Richard Nixon, the policies he followed then are in the view Vice - President Cheney the new policies of the Democratic Party. McGovern is annoyed hence a article that shows how out of touch the Democratic Party is, McGovern was a War Hero no doubt, but he was a bad politician. The Republicans should keep quite and let the Democrats became the New McGovern's. If the Democrats follow the same road and they are quick walking that road at the moment over Iraq, then in the 08 Presidential Election the Republicans will defeat them as they did in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000 and finally in 2004. The Democrats only won in 1976 because of Watergate and that was a very close election, in 1992 because the economy was bad and Bush 41 had broken his word on taxes. In 1996 Clinton has moved to the centre adopted Republican policies and the economy was good.

The Democrats might not have noticed but the American Economy is going great, due to the Bush Tax Cuts which helped after 9/11. The American Homeland has not been attacked since 9/11, terrorists are in Iraq fighting not in the USA. The policy of defeat of the Democrats and their almost love of new taxes and their miss reading of the 06 election results are major problems for the Democrats to overcome to win in 08, the American public want to win, the USA can not just walk away, if the USA did leave Iraq, the Terrorists will then move to attack the West from the safety of Iraq. Think this, what If, Democrats are successful and remove troops, elect a Democrats President and start to raise tax then a major attack comes from terrorists in Iraq, what will a Democratic President do, go back in after winning a election of getting the troops out, if a major attack the economy falls due to increase in oil prices, higher tax low returns, welcome to the 1970s and the world of Jimmy Carter, bad economy and the security of the United States under threat, Jimmy Carter at least had the USSR in Afghanistan, what if the threat is on American Streets. The left and their Hollywood Friends will be secure it is the people that will suffer. The first decade of the 21st Century will makes us all love those Cold War Days, the West is under threat the left can not be allowed to win in the end, they are the modern equals of those that supported Munich and Appeasement, the costs are that high. If you think if the Strategy during WW1 or WW2 during the bad days had the same critical reaction then the Kaiser would still be on his throne or Europe would be under the Hitler. The fight is that stark, McGovern was wrong in 1972 he is wrong in 2007.

The Edwardians, Shopping for England

Another treat from the BBC Edwardian Season, Shopping for England, normally shopping is not something VIEWS spends his time thinking about, but after this show its history and its effect on the political, social and economic aspects is quite interesting. UK has to to thank two Americans for our modern shopping development, Gordon Selfridge and F.W. Woolworth. It seems shopping was well dull to be honest before these two men arrived, thank god for our American cousins.

Bush Firm On Iraq

Courtesy of the White House -President George W. Bush Meets with General David Petraeus, Commander of the Multinational Force-Iraq

23/4/07

The President has been critical of Democrats for their demand to leave Iraq, the Democratic plan is stupid as they don't really care about Iraq they care more about their political base, and how much money they can raise in the months before the 08 Election. Once the Bill is sent to the President he should Veto it and only sign a new Bill if it what he wants, otherwise he should Veto the Bill or Bills in till its clear that the President is the man in charge of the War in Iraq not a few Hundred Representatives in the House and a Hundred would be Presidents in the Senate.

African American Vote?

A Very interesting article in the The New York Times, can African American Political leaders deliver African American Votes to Hillary Clinton. This is not a normal political race, of course there is Hillary Clinton, Junior Senator from New York and former First Lady and wife of Bill Clinton, considered by many in the community to be the " First Black President " as his ability to understand the needs of the African American community. On the other hand we have a Black Candidate who can win, young, charismatic has that JFK quality. The politician you might not agree with all the time but you like, in many respects like Ronald Reagan. It should be noted Hillary Clinton is not Bill Clinton in the charm department. On the other hand Obama although a Liberal is the kind of politician VIEWS could vote for if he was an American voter, VIEWS has not liked any of the Democratic Nominees since John F. Kennedy, Clinton was to flawed and he could never overcome himself thus a failure. It should be noted that in 1992 Clinton was not the Front Runner he became, while Hillary has been running since 2000. The problems is it shows she has been running since 2000. VIEWS has always liked that any one can became President of the United States of America, but this change form Bush to Clinton back to Bush Political Dynasty is not American, why not Obama, a fresh face, new ideas and it will allow more politicians to come through that are not a Bush or a Clinton.