36% Approval for POTUS - Economist/YouGov.

The Hill: Reports a new shock poll on the job performance of President Obama, in a Economist/YouGov Poll has President Obama on 56% Disapproval, while 36% Approve of the Obama record. The good news for the Oval folks is that its not as bad as the poll numbers for Jimmy Carter at the same period, just worse that any other re-elected President. The political truth is folks that the Obama jobs plan and its tax hikes idea has not worked. The class warfare from the Oval has pushed voters further away from Obama. This blog has already called the 2012 election, Governor Perry will his bad TV debates is starting to look like a loser to Governor Romney, also the Republican voters want a candidate that can beat President Obama, Romney is polished in the TV debates, can stand his ground, also in way he has an asset, he has defend RomneyCare but has stated he will repeal ObamaCare, thus has shown he will stand up to the Tea Party but also that he will give what US voters what they want, simple, the axing of ObamaCare. In less something surprising happens folks, it will be Romney vs. Obama in 2012.

Greek Default and the EU

Guardian: Reports that the EU is expecting Greece to default on its debt, and that it is building a firewall around banks carrying Greek debt. As noted in the Telegraph it is expected that 50% of Greek debt will be written off, but that Greece will stay in the Euro. Thus in the short term Greece will be carried then it will default, thus all the austerity measures in Greece are bit pointless, also how can Greece stay in the Euro, it does not help Greece, the Government will not have control of its currency, if you’re a Greek politician and in Government you have to ask why are you carrying the political pain for six weeks when your in effect going to be dumped on, big time by the French and Germans. Also who has a few trillions to start this firewall, the Germans might even say NO that they should take all this debt, lets recall it’s a Coalition Government in Germany, they would like to get elected again in this Century. A lot of great words folks, but my gut is worried, and its not because of a few drinks, this plan sounds great on paper but the political reality to costly.

Tony Blair and Gaddafi Part Two

The Sunday Telegraph: Reports that former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair had six secret meetings with Colonel Gaddafi in the three years since leaving 10 Downing Street. Lets be honest folks, if there had not been a revolution in Libya these secret meetings would have stayed secret, one has to ask what was discussed at these meetings, are there minutes of after meeting memos so that the public can judge these meetings. It should be noted that Channel 4 in the UK is running a programme on how Blair has made his money since leaving No. 10. This blog is calling for the a full and frank answers from the former PM, also should Blair stay as a Middle Peace Envoy, he is not going to be popular in Libya.

IMF and the Eurozone Crisis

BBC News: Reports that the IMF has stated that it does not have enough funds to deal with all the debt in the eurozone and banking system. As noted yesterday by the Telegraph the Germans and French are developing a plan to save the Euro and the banks that will cost trillions of Euros. Thus far no one has said who will give these trillions. Words are fine folks, but it takes action, and money, thus at its most basic we have TRILLIONS + EUROZONE = WHO PAYS. If it is just the German and French taxpayer it is not going to happen, if it is the seventeen nations of the Euro its not going to happen, if it Euro bonds underwritten by the Germans its not going to happen, any plan has to have the support of the voter folks, none of the plans would benefit any government, in fact they would fall. Interesting week ahead folks on the markets.

Closing Time - Doctor Who

Doctor Who News Page: Reports that the good Doctor had 5.3 million viewers and was the third most watched programme of the day after two ITV reality shows. This episode was very moving folks, Matt Smith ( The Doctor ) James Corden ( Craig Owens ) gave 110%, it had the Cyberman but in many respects it could have been any monster, it would not have mattered, the heart of the story was friendship between the Doctor and Craig, how the Doctor is seeing his presumed death on the horizon, how Craig worries about being a new father. It was fun to see a Time Lord can speak baby, even if the baby calls everyone else outside his family peasants, that could be a future story line folks. The real hero was Craig, when his son is under threat he reverse the a gruesome Cyberman experiment to save his son. Nice to see how the Doctor got his cowboy Stetson, then to find that it was River that shoots the Doctor in the first episode. This is the BUT question, since River must have known that it was her that shot the Doctor and that a future Doctor took her out of jail for her birthday, is the 11th her Doctor, she has never said, lets recall Time Lords have 12 regenerations, the present is the 11th. Or if your being very technical since 10th used up two, this could be the final regeneration. As Matt Smith is coming back next year and so in the Doctor, how does the Doctor get out of his own death, does it have to do with the fact that River gave her regenerations to the Doctor, does the Doctor have 12 new cycles of regeneration. This blog has two degrees and is a teacher part of the time, even this blog is confused, after Star Trek Voyager one would think one could understand any time travel story, in fact one should but even this blog is curious how the Doctor does runner from his own death.