John Edwards Indicted = Hero to Zero

CNN: Reports that former Senator, VP Nominee in 2004 and Presidential Candidate in 2008 John Edwards has been indicted on campaign violations that include giving money to his mistress while running for President. It will be interesting to see how the liberal media deal with this case, before President Obama, Edwards was the golden boy of the American left. That it was not the New York or LA Times that broke this story tells you how out of touch these papers are, if Edwards had been a Republican you can bet your last dollar they would have been all over the story. That Edwards wife Elizabeth was ill and would later die while the scandal broke should if Edwards is found guilty add a few more years to his prison sentence. On the whole this blog does not make personal moral judgements, but Edwards is 1st class creep, he deserves time in jail for what he did to his heroic wife.

US Unemployment = 9.1%

Guardian: Reports that unemployment in the US rose from 9% to 9.1%. As wise campaign manager once stated its “ the economy stupid ” in other words it does not how much the main stream media cover for President Obama the people on main street know that Obama’s economic policies are not working, his vast spending in the first two years has not created jobs or bought down the health costs. The only idea to come out of the Oval is to raise taxes, typical tax and spend liberal. One has to be blunt for a bright guy POTUS is an economic idiot, in his Liberal Hollywood world, you raise taxes on the rich and then everything is okay, problem, if you tax the rich at 100% why should they bother to create jobs, the PUBLIC SECTOR does not create jobs, it does not lead to a booming economy, it has the reverse effect, think the Cuba and the Soviet Union, if people cant make money they will no nothing, you have decline and fall, does Obama want a post imperial American, where the powers are China, India, at least JFK had RFK and Reagan had Nancy, people who told the President the unvarnished truth, TRUTH that can HURT, Obama can be beaten folks, in 1997 UK election Sir John Major had on the whole nice encounters with the voters, the reason they voters had decided to vote for Tony Blair, Obama should not mistake big crowds for the idea he is going to win, it could mean the reverse, but it’s a long road to 2012 folks.

Yemen Civil War

BBC News: Reports on the latest fighting in Yemen, between the Government forces of President Saleh and Hashid tribe, it is reported that President Saleh has been hurt in an attack. Yemen does not have any oil, but its strategic importance comes from its location, at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, also in the fighting mix is the Al Qaeda, this franchise is seen as the most serious threat to Western security. Thus the Obama Administration faces tribal infighting in Yemen but also the terrorist threat, POTUS can not afford for Yemen to become another Afghanistan. As noted recently Al Qaeda took over a Southern town in Yemen, thus its in Western interests for there to be stability in the rather limited Government, it would not surprise this blog if there were US Special Forces in Yemen looking to get some stability in the area and keep Al Qaeda in check.