Edwards and the Truth

ABC News: Reports that former Senator John Edwards has admitted he had an affair but that he is not the father of a child from that affair. I guess Edwards is lucky that a war has broken out between Russia and Georgia. This Scandal will not get that much coverage from the Main Stream Media, but his chances of a VP or Attorney General in a Obama Administration is out of the window. I feel sorry for his wife, who has cancer, what man to be married to, almost makes Bill Clinton look good, don't have much time for John Edwards have even less at this time.

Update: The MSM did go big on the Edwards Scandal, CNN and Fox had the story for most of the night, the reason being its a sex scandal, that always gets the ratings in, the majority of the print and TV media are liberal but they are a business and thus they will go with this sex scandal. Also as it was broken by a paper that the MSN looks down they will have to find new angles to the story, to show they can actually find a story.

Mr Tax, Mr Star = Obama

Another good Ad by McCain, he is making Senator Obama, Mr Tax and Mr Star. This Ad should work well with Independents and Conservative Democrats. The McCain Camp should cut an Ad on National Security and the War between Russia and Georgia. The tag line is simple, "Do you trust McCain or Obama with your Security "

Russia blames the West for the War

Telegraph: Reports that Russia blames the West for the War between Russia and Georgia. As Georgia has gotten a lot of Western Support over the years, this includes military support. This is typical of the New Russia, its pandering the mind set of the NYT and the Guardian, blame the West not its own policies. Lets send in Western Troops between Russia and Georgia, it would also protect Oil from the region.

USA and the War

The New York Times: Ask what the USA is going to do about the War between Russia and Georgia. The NYT writes the following, " The developments raised the question of how the United States might react to a Russian attack on Georgia, an American ally whose pursuit of NATO membership has angered the Russians. " As noted below the West should send in troops to keep the Russia and Georgia apart but also to protect the Oil. Also it can be asked if the War gets worse and the USA is dragged in to the conflict, how will this affect the US Presidential Election. If in a time of tension will voters go for the young, not experienced Obama or the military hero and experienced McCain. The Obama Camp must hope this war is finished fast or it might have a negative effect on its Campaign. It does recall the 1990s, August was always a bad month in International Politics.

War News from Georgia and Russia

Fox News: More on the War between Russia and Georgia. The sides have caused casualties to each other, Russia can not afford another Afghanistan, and the West can not allow Georgia to be take over by an Imperialist Russia. The first casualty of war is truth, but lets get to the meat of this issue, what is the USA going to do or what can it do to calm this major crisis. The USA could place troops between Russia and Georgia, Russia would go through the roof but it could do little, it might want to take on tiny Georgia, the USA is something else, also as Georgia has a major Oil pipeline going through its land, its in Western interest to calm this war before it drags in the West. The New Russia has to be shown by the West that there are lines in the sand, we have allowed our attention to move to the Middle East for the past few years but the Russian Bear is still in the woods and it can be a threat.

Georgia and Russia at War

The Times: Reports that Georgia and Russia are in a " undeclared state of war. " The US President George W. Bush and the real power in Russia, PM Putin had a conversation as shown on the BBC coverage of the Olympics, was the talk about the games or this new invasion of Georgia by Russia. One has to wonder if Russia wants a new Cold War, it seems Putin has learnt nothing from the Invasion of Afghanistan and the burden this caused for the then USSR.

THE CLINTONS WIN

Newsweek: Has more on the latest that is the soap opera of the Clintons. Reports that Clintons have pulled a fast one, Hillary and Bill on following nights of the Democratic Convention. It seems that Bill Clinton will speak on Wednesday, just before the Vice - President Nominee speaks. If I was Obama's VP I would going through the roof, his or her speech will hardly get a mention, it will be about the Clintons again.

Debate Obama!

Time: Mr Klein Advices Obama to accept the McCain Challenge of debates. This would not be a good idea for Obama, he is not good at debates, without the fawning crowd and at least some tough questions, he is weak and he looks weak. The Obama Camp know their man, keep him with his fawning crowd and in the tank media till the debates. The Debates might not be great but he should not lose because of them as Gore and Kerry did in 2000 and 2004.

Hillary Clinton

The New York Timers: The latest on the soap opera that is the Clintons, the role of the Clintons at the Democratic Convention. This is down to money and ambition, on the money side Hillary Clinton wants help from Obama with her debt, on the power side she wants to set herself up for a run in 2012 should Obama lose in 08. Obama could do with a holiday after the Clintons.

FT: A report on the worry that Democrats have that Obama is not further ahead in the Polls.

Hillary Clinton will not have helped with her antics over the Convention.