The US Financial Cliff and Taxes

CNN  - Politics: Reports that Republican House Speaker John Boehner has rejected the idea of tax hikes on the rich.  The new Republican Plan cuts welfare and does not increase tax rates. 

Lets Get Real: 

The Oval has worry about a Obama Recession, the Republicans have to run in two years, Obama in many respects is a political dodo, thus the Republican House has nothing to fear from liberal voters who want tax hikes.  Also should the US go over the financial cliff the Republican House can make the Oval pay for any deal after the event.   As going over the financial cliff, would mean tax hikes and major welfare cuts, thus the liberal left would go bonkers, the tax payer might blame the House at the start but its the Obama Era, he is the President, the buck stops with him.  The Republican House should call the bluff the Oval, the Democrats in the House and Senate should worry that they will have to defend ObamaCare and tax hikes in 2014 and 2016.   The Oval needs this deal or his 2nd term is over before it has started, the Republican House should say NO to tax hikes, and keep to that line.   

The US and Syrian Chemical Weapons - Syrian Crisis PT2

Guardian: Reports on the US reaction should Syrian Regime use chemical weapons on its own people, " The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, who had warned that Washington would take action if Syria used chemical weapons.. ".

Lets Get Real:

As the US has to worry about its close Middle East allies of Israel and Turkey, IF and its a big IF the Assad Regime uses chemical weapons and these weapons hit Israel or Turkey by accident or on purpose as to draw in the US and unite the Syrian people against the West.   It would be Assad calling Obama's bluff, does the Assad Regime think that POTUS does not have the political courage to take action after the disaster that is Libya, if your in Damascus you have to think that Obama might give the green light to drone strikes but taking on Syria is something else, it would take US ground troops, the 2nd Obama term would be over before it started, lets recall that great US President Harry Truman had his poll numbers tank after the War in Korea started.  Also look what happened to Bush 43 after the Iraq War, the US left would go bonkers and Obama's domestic aims would be destroyed should he try to take ground action in Syria, also the Syria Regime has an air force and is supported by Iran.    Thus a no fly zone would not be enough, there would have to be ground troops, do you see Obama putting in ground troops. 

Syria and Chemical Weapons - Syrian Crisis

Telegraph: Reports the following on the Syrian Crisis and the possible use of chemical weapons by the Assad Regime, " The White House issued a stark warning that it feared President Bashar al-Assad might be turning to his arsenal of chemical weapons... ".

Lets Get Real:

Lets hope the Israeli Intelligence Mossad is on the case, they should know before anyone else, one would expect that the CIA and MI6 have agents on the ground in Syria, just checking to make sure the Assad Regime does not cross this red line.   If the Assad Regime is found to be in the process of going to use chemical weapons lets hope the UK's SAS and the US Special Forces are close to Syria to take them out, or even in Syria, but that would be only a theory.  It is clear that Israel should it find that Assad is going to use chemical weapons it will attack, what if the effects come across the border, or Assad gives chemical weapons to his terrorists allies in Gaza or Lebanon.   It can be postulated  that Iran would support Syria in the use of chemical weapons as it would divert Western attention from its own nuclear aims.   This could be a tense Christmas period folks, if the Assad Regime fears it is going down it could use WMDs. 

Good News Day - Royal Baby on the Way

BBC News: Reports that the HRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby.

Lets Get Real:

This is fantastic news folks, a great day for the UK, after all the doom and gloom from the domestic and international front this is nice for the Royal Couple and the Country to have something to celebrate, the Throne has now three successors, ALL the petty domestic stuff is just nothing compared to the Royal Succession.  God Save the Queen and the Royal Family.