Time: Reports that Democrats are keeping their cannons on the White House out of sight in till after the Mid Term Congressional Elections, they want to show unity in till Congress goes to the Republicans. In many respects the Democrats on the Hill are very much like the New Labour Cabinet they are willing to falls on their swords, end their political careers due to the fact they don’t have the guts to tell Obama to get lost. If after the Mid Term Congressional Elections the Democrats have lost the House and the Senate expect movement to get Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run against Obama in 2012 as Edward Kennedy ran against Jimmy Carter in 1980. The difference this time folks is that it can be argued that Secretary Clinton could beat Obama, if by 2011 Obama is not close or above 50% in the polls he is a political dodo very much like Gordon Brown, the question will be asked do the Democrats have the guts of the Aussie Labour Party to dumb its leader when that leaders is a loser. Will the Democrats want Obama on top of the 2012 ticket or Hillary Clinton, doubt that Mrs Clinton would take the VP spot if offered by Obama, why be second when you can be POTUS.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Disaster of the Times Paywall
Guy Fawkes Blog: Reports on the low numbers of people willing pay for the Times online. Folks if you want your news free then go sites that don’t charge, NEWS is current folks, the Times seems to have forgotten the old business model of a loss leaders, this is simple folks, you sell something for a loss by you get them in and then they buy more expensive products, what has stopped the Times from becoming another online Book/DVD/ Music etc seller while keeping its news content free. Time no pun intended to teach the Times a lesson folks, go to free news sites, BBC, Guardian, Telegraph, New York Times ( in till they go behind a pay wall ) Independent, the political blogs. Show you preference folks, use your mouse for freedom of news.
US / South Korea Strong Alliance
The New York Times: Reports that the US and South Korean military are to take part in military exercises in South Korean waters. This is a good move by the Obama Administration, it shows that the US will not allow North Korea to bully its neighbour with the sinking of South Korean military vessel. Lets see what North Korea does next, it can be postulated that that North Korea will not take on the US Carrier Fleet. Thus the North will complain but do nothing, they are at the end of the day cowards, even they are not that bonkers to start a war with the US, also Obama can not afford for another country to slap him in the face after his failed policy with Iran. Thus the White House will react with force should North Korea attack any US Naval Vessels.
Mandelson and the Labour Party
Telegraph: Excellent article in the Conservative Telegraph on the relationship between Lord Peter Mandelson and New Labour, in essence Blair/Brown and Mandelson bought the Labour Party back from the POLITICAL DEAD. After the 2010 General Election defeat the Labour Party and the leadership contenders have decide on a policy of placing New Labour in the grave and are reverting to old Labour. This would be a political disaster for Labour, Tony Blair moved the Party to the centre and even the centre right when it came to business and foreign policy, but the fault in New Labour was that the move to the right on business didn’t allow for tight regulation, thus the banking meltdown of 2008, the foreign policy move lead to Iraq and Afghanistan, the UK only got out of Iraq in 2009 with the loss of 179 of its Armed Forces Personnel, the UK is still in Afghanistan, the death toll now stands at 322. The Labour Party NOW has to look at itself and find a centre ground that connects it back to its voters but getting back Southern England voters, this will not be a one day job, thus the Labour Candidates should not cast out Mandelson they might need him to get back in to power.
Afghanistan Front News
MOD: Has announced the name of the latest Soldier to die in Afghanistan, the Soldier was “ Staff Sergeant Brett George Linley, from 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Staff Sergeant Linley.
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