Nixon, Reagan and Gorbachev

Vanity Fair: Excellent Article on the relationship between Reagan and Nixon and Reagan and Gorbachev. Nixon was the Strategic Thinker but Reagan was right about the USSR, when he called it an Evil Empire and when he worked to finish the Cold War with Gorbachev. Gorbachev should have listened to Reagan in the final summit, had he been more of a reformer he might still be President of the USSR. Read of the Day.

What Next for President Obama ?

The US Senate reports on the final vote for the Obama Economic Plan. In the end it got through with three moderate Republican votes, 60 -38. It can be argued that President Obama has failed to change the working environment in D.C. It will be interesting to see how the President deals with other difficult issues, like Health Care. Also the President might need Republicans when it comes to National Security Issues like, Iraq, Afghanistan and Terror. Also if the Economic Plan does not work, the fault will be down to the Obama Administration, out of over five hundred members of Congress, Obama could get only three Republican votes, he does not have the charm of Reagan, the political skills of Bill Clinton, the Republicans do not fear Obama as Democrats feared Reagan. The President could have a tough four years on the Hill.

Death in Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports another British Soldier has died in Afghanistan, the total of UK dead now stands at 144. This wont be the last death, in till we have an EXIT route out of Afghanistan there will be more deaths. Lets hope the USA and UK surge works, have my doubts, let honour those that have fallen in service to the UK.