2nd Term Blues and Obama - 2nd Obama Term

CNN - Politics: Reports the following on the Obama Presidential legacy, " A second-term president has a small window of opportunity. And a presidential legacy is not something that can be kicked down the road. ". 

Lets Get Real: 

In recent Presidential history folks, ALL Presidents want to be Reagan, his VP won after him, it was seen as his 3rd term,  he was loved and had scandals like Iran - Contra but but he could walk away from it, also foreign policy disasters, while Clinton was impeached and his VP, Al Gore lost Bush 43 in Florida, while Bush 43 had to deal with the mess that was Iraq and a Western banking collapse.  Thus events will define the Obama legacy, he has given the US ObamaCare and got the US out of Iraq, on the other hand the US economy is in a slow recovery, and the US has a debt of 16 trillion dollars and going up.   The Obama legacy could be end of the US as a Super Power, it happened to Rome, British Empires, the next could be the US. 

Bulgarian Government FALLS - EU

Telegraph: Reports that the Bulgarian Government has fallen due to " ..rising prices, a stagnant economy and widespread corruption. ". 

Lets Get Real: 

Thus folks Western and Eastern Europe has a common disease, a stagnant economy, a growing youth unemployment, as those on welfare see the cost of living go up, and of course the pillars of a State are seen as corrupt, only helping the rich while the Middle Class and the poor as shafted every which you can think off, thus the solution folks.  It easy folks, the EU has to get rid of the Euro, the currency is killing Europe, it only helps the Germans, and the Germans are getting sick and tired of bailing out sick Countries of Europe.   President Hollande of France has gone to attack the rich, a 75% tax rate, even the French Courts threw that out, the Obama Administration just wants to raise taxes, never cut welfare.   The West has to bite the bullet and slash welfare, not just cut but really slash, enforce that you can not retire in till your 75 to 80 for men and women.   Even after you retire you only get full benefits if your at the bottom, if you well off you have to pay for health etc, the young, those between 18-25 should not get any welfare AT ALL, of course there are exceptions, but they should be narrow and limited.   The Welfare State is killing the Democratic West folks, it could be the 1930s all over again, this time there might be no  FDR, Churchill. 

Greek Violent Protests - Greece

Guardian Live - Euro: Reports in its 1.13pm post that Greek Police have used teargas to break up Greek protests. 

Lets Get Real: 

This blog supports peaceful protests against any Government policy, but once a protest turn violent the Police should read the Riot Act and go in hard, a Democracy can only work if those that use their rights behave, a Democratic State can not be threatened by the mob, it seems from reports that Greece has been bought to a HALT.   The Greek people had a choice in their recent election, between accepting the austerity package as demanded by the EU or getting out of the Euro, they chose the political parties that support Greece being in the Euro, thus those that try to overthrow the democratic will of the people through violent have to be taken in by the Police and give a tough stint in jail.    The Germans will not keep bailing out Greece if Greece decides it does not like the strong medicine, why should the German tax payer pay for the out of control welfare of Greece.    It is time for the Greeks to look at Classic Greece, the givers of Democracy and understand that with a vote comes results, those results can not be over turned by violence and the break down of law and order.    Police be tough but fair, Greece is under threat. 

When a General Strike FAILS - Greece

BBC News: Reports on how the 20th General Strikes in Greece have failed to stop the austerity agenda of the Greek Government, this had lead to Budget Cuts and tax hikes.

Lets Get Real: 

As long as the Greek Government keeps to the idea that it has to stay in the Euro then the Greek people will suffer, the glue that is keeping the Greek Government to the Euro is the Greek Elite, the real people of Greece would suffer short term pain if they left the Euro but could see light at the end of the tunnel, at this rate the Greek people will be walked in to the earth of Greece.  One has to ask how the Classic Greeks would view this, a Greece on its back, a economic slave of the EU, at least classic Greece had Rome, a real Empire, and Augustus was seen as a God, not the EU folks.   Poor Greece.