The Clinton Voter ?

The New York Times: Reports on the Clinton voter, what Senator Obama needs to do to get them to support him in November. If Obama cant get the majority of the Clinton voters to vote for him then he will lose in November. The placing of Clinton as his VP would have pushed him closer to the White House.

A Blow Out on Day One

CNN News: Reports that Mr James Carville on War Room Fame of 1992 has low opinion of the first night of the Democratic Convention. In other words the Clintons think Obama is a rubbish candidate.

McCain ahead of Obama

Gallup: Reports on the most unusual poll I have seen in years. The Gallup Tracking Poll has McCain ahead of Obama. The VP news and the Convention does not seem to have helped Obama, Obama better do better over the next couple of days or he could match Senator Kerry and get a negative bounce from his Convention. The Poll finds the following, McCain 46% - Obama 44%. Lets hope the Clintons behave themselves over the next two days. I expect Obama to take the lead after the Convention.

A New Kind of War

BBC News: Reports that the West is furious with the Russian President for his declaration that Russia would recognise the Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The question is what is next, is this a new Cold War, no as the Old Soviet Empire is not more, most the Satellites of the Old Soviet Union is in the European Union and NATO. A threat to Poland would be a threat to the USA and the West. The Russians might be drunk on power, but not they are not stupid. The next flash point will be the Ukraine, the Russians will start to give out Russian passports to the ethnic Russians in Georgia. The President of Ukraine has called for the Ukraine to be allowed in to NATO. The West has to draw a line in the sand for the Russian bear, they have gained two Georgian Satellites but no more, the USA should give the Ukraine a security guarantee, an attack on the Ukraine would be an attack on the West. Russia is a hoodie in need of a ASBO. A once great Imperial and Soviet Power is now but child who wants all the shop, while his parents, e.g the Russian people have pay the price, a freeze from the West.