The Conservative Field - Conservative Contest

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports in its 5.14pm post the following, " Liam Fox, Andrea Leadsom and Stephen Crabb complete the line-up for the leadership election. "

Lets Get Real:

Let's have a look at the lesser riders and runners in this contest, Dr Liam Fox is on the right of the Party, it has been said he is running as to make sure there is no back sliding on the EU Vote.  The Work and Pensions Secretary, formally Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb has a good back story, bought up by a single mother, went to the local school, in other words a boy made good never mind how he was bought up.   The general view is that this race is a marker for the future, he needs a few more years in the Cabinet and the House of Commons, as to Andrea Leadsom, I will be honest, have no clue, its a new name for this blog.

Boris OUT - The Conservative Leadership Contest

BBC News - Live Reporting: Reports " Michael Gove has said he chose to run for the Conservative Party leadership after deciding "reluctantly but firmly" that Boris Johnson was not capable of uniting the party or the country. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the Conservative Party contest is Gove vs Theresa May, there are others but one can see the above two candidates going to the membership to decide who should be leader.   Since Boris is gone this blog is holding its support, one has to see more of the candidates to see how they are on the political cycle, who knows how to control the news cycle, who is great at SPIN in other words.  As a side it would be good to see another woman PM, the question is can May be another Thatcher?

Who OWNS the Labour Party - After the EU Vote

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports in its 4.08pm post the following, " Labour rebels keen to oust Jeremy Corbyn are investigating whether they would have a legal case for using the party’s name if they formed a breakaway group in parliament, and have set up a website to try to gain support of “moderate” members, my colleague Heather Stewart reports. "

Lets Get Real:

Are we seeing the historical break up of the Labour Party, if Corbyn will not go or wins another leadership election the MPs will have a choice, either support him or form another Party.   As most think they will lose their Seats under Corbyn there is nothing to stop them from forming a new Party, it has been done before, also it would remove the power of the trade unions to select the leader and MPs.   Nothing lasts forever!

Labour Crisis - Update

Telegraph - Live Reporting: Reports in its latest post the following, " Jeremy Corbyn has faced calls to resign from David Cameron to Ed Miliband and Labour grandees include Dame Tessa Jowell and Dame Margaret Beckett...Mr Cameron used Prime Minister's Questions to say: "For heaven's sake man, just go!" "

Lets Get Real:

One has doubts that Jeremy Corbyn has any self respect left, his MPs want him to go, and other elected officials have also stated that he should go, if it comes down to a contest then Corbyn could win but you could also see the break up of the Labour Party.   One is shocked that the old Blair and Brown troops have not gotten rid of Corbyn by now, does Blair and Brown have to come along and hold their hands while they get rid of Corbyn.   

More Labour Shadow Ministers Resign - After EU Vote

BBC News - Live Reporting: Reports in its 2.40pm post the following, " During the flurry around Prime Minister's Questions you'd be forgiven for having missed the latest resignations from Labour's top team. So to bring you up to speed, this morning Emma Lewell-Buck, Pat Glass and Nick Smith stepped down. They were shadow local government minister, shadow education secretary and shadow farming minister respectively...As we mentioned earlier, Pat Glass was only appointed to the shadow cabinet on Monday. .."

Lets Get Real:

This blog has lost count of how many of the Shadow Cabinet and junior ranks have resigned.  At some point Jeremy Corbyn will have to take the advice of the PM David Cameron for him to GO.  Let's hope the Trade Unions grow a brain cell and tell Corbyn to go.  At this rate there will be no Labour Party left, does the Corbyn ego matter more than the Party.   Great days if you're a Tory, not great if you're a Democrat.

Corbyn told to GO - After EU Vote

Telegraph - Live Reporting: Reports in its 4.56pm post the following, " 'Angela Eagle will run against Jeremy Corbyn'..It is now being reported by my colleague Ben Riley-Smith that Angela Eagle will run against Jeremy Corbyn in a leadership contest, while deputy leader Tom Watson will act as an interim leader. "

Lets Get Real:

The Old Brown and Blair wings of the Party need to fight the common cause of getting rid of Jeremy Corbyn, he is a threat to the very life of the Labour Party, if Corbyn will not go then the MP's should form a new political party, any one would be better than Corbyn, the UK needs a real opposition, otherwise it will be a ONE PARTY State, that is good if you're a Conservative, not so good if your believe their should be a Democratic Opposition. 

Corbyn says NO to Resignation - After the EU Vote

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports in its 4.54pm post the following from Jeremy Corbyn, " I was democratically elected leader of our party for a new kind of politics by 60% of Labour members and supporters, and I will not betray them by resigning. Today’s vote by MPs has no constitutional legitimacy. "

Lets Get Real

One has to ask has Jeremy Corbyn lost touch with reality, he is a leader with no foot soldiers, IF Boris does win the Conservative Party leadership has made it clear that there will be no early general election, thus Corbyn does not have any Soldiers to support his actions, the 172 MPs' could form another Party and become the Official Opposition, that would push Corbyn back to the back benches were he belongs.  One thing about the Conservative Party it is ruthless in getting rid of its leaders, the Labour Party should have learned from Conservative history.

No Confidence in Jeremy Corbyn - Labour MPs'

BBC News - Live Reporting: Reports " A motion of no confidence in Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been passed by the party's MPs..The 172-40 vote, which is not binding, follows resignations from the shadow cabinet and calls on Mr Corbyn to quit. "

Lets Get Real:

The UK could be seeing the split of the Labour Party, between those that are loyal to Corbyn no matter what, and those that see Corbyn as a long term threat to the Party.   The Labour Party split in the 1980s, when the SDP was formed, that later become the Liberal Democrats.   IF there is a break it would be more serious than the SDP split, the Labour Party MPs could form the new Opposition and push the Labour Party under Corbyn to the back benches.   Sad time if you are a Labour Voter. Nothing lasts forever.

The Breakdown of the Labour Shadow Cabinet - After the EU Vote

Guardian - Live Reports: Reports in its 1.31pm the following post, " Angela Eagle, who resigned earlier as shadow business secretary, is on the World at One now explaining her decision. She sounds close to tears...She tried to make it work, she says. During the deputy leadership contest she said she would serve the new leader. But Jeremy Corbyn is not suited to the job, she says. During the EU referendum he could not communicate Labour’s message properly. "

Lets Get Real:

IF Corbyn does not resign he could break the Labour Party, that is the problem when you gain a leader who was never suited for the role, Corbyn likes to protest his loony left wing policies, that has limited support, thus they speak to each other and not the the outside World.    One has to think that God is a Conservative, the Labour Party is breaking up, and leaves the Conservative Party in charge. 

How DID Jeremy Corbyn Vote ?- After the EU Vote

Daily Mail: Reports " I think Jeremy voted to LEAVE! Extraordinary claim from senior MP that Corbyn may have backed Brexit after all as Labour MPs revolt over his referendum campaign failure "

Lets Get Real:

IF the above is TRUE, then Corbyn lied to the UK Voter, saying one thing but voting another in the polling station.   The Labour Party MPs have to grow a backbone, if Corbyn will not leave, they should leave the Labour Party and form a new left wing Party, otherwise the UK will be a one Party State, that being a Conservative Government till the end of time. Let's hope MPs have the backbone to ACT.

UK Exit from the EU - After the EU Vote

Telegraph - Live Reporting: Reports in its 1pm post the following, " David Cameron has announced the formation of a new "Brexit unit" of officials which will consider options for life outside the European Union. "

Lets Get Real:

It seems there was no Plan B for the UK to leave the EU, this was a missed chance for PM Cameron to shape the leave result for his successor.   The UK still have a government, a bit in limbo at the present, there will be  an election process in both the Conservative Party and Labour Party, the political elites have had the shock of their lives, they thought the could scare the UK voter, the Voter put two fingers up, they understand there would be problems in the market.   The UK has faced major problems before, lets recall the UK has only been in the EU since the 1970s.   There was life before and there will be after, the political elites need to take a nap in a dark room, have a coffee or a tea and just relax, its not the end of the World, just the end of the Labour Party.

The END of the Labour Party ?- After the EU Vote

BBC News: Reports in its 12.40pm post the following, " Maria Eagle, the shadow secretary for culture, media and sport has resigned from the shadow cabinet. She follows her sister, Angela, out of the door. "

Lets Get Real:

Are we seeing the END of the Labour Party, the answer is yes if the Labour MPs are not bold, if Labour MPs want to keep the Labour movement alive they have to leave the Labour Party and form a new Labour Party, it looks like Corbyn will not go and has selected some of his loyal allies to be in the bunker Shadow Cabinet, so let it be, the majority of Labour MPs should form a new Party, they would be the official Opposition, then Corbyn can be pushed on to the back benches were he belongs, are Labour MPs bold is the question.

EU VOTE - VOTE LEAVE

VOTE LEAVE ON Thursday

VOTE LEAVE for the UK to control its Borders

VOTE LEAVE for the UK Voter to decide UK Laws

VOTE LEAVE for the UK  as to allow Voters to control its own Welfare Sate

VOTE LEAVE AS TO ALLOW VOTERS TO GET UK JOBS

 VOTE BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT

The FALL of Donald Trump? - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to leave his job. "

Lets Get Real:

The Trump Campaign made a mistake in keeping its Campaign Manager after winning the nomination, the Donald needs staff who know how to run a General Campaign, of keeping the base happy and getting them money in, the mistakes of Trump are down to the fact that there is no one to tell him he is wrong and to shut up, every campaign needs a Robert Kennedy or a Nancy Reagan, people who understand the candidates and who can not get sacked.   It looks like the Trump is heading for one of the biggest political loses in history, think 1964 when it was LBJ vs. Goldwater or 1984 when it was Reagan vs. Mondale.   The ego of Trump will be its downfall. 

Immigration Breaking Point = Nazi propaganda

Telegraph - UK Live EU Debate: Reports in its 10.35pm post the following, "  George Osborne: Nigel Farage's 'breaking point' poster has echos of 1930s Nazi propaganda...George Osborne has said that Nigel Farage's "breaking point" poster is "disgusting" and had "echoes" of 1930s Nazi propaganda...The Chancellor said that he hopes the remainder of the campaign will see fewer "baseless assertions" and more reason and fact..Challenged about the Government's own target to reduce net migration to "tens of thousands", Mr Osborne claimed that immigration could rise if Britain leaves the EU. "

Lets Get Real:

The Remain Camp has to be careful when using terms such as Nazi Propaganda when discussing the OUT Campaign.  IN supporting OUT a voter is not a racist, this comes across as the political elite not understanding the voter, it annoys them, this blog will vote OUT, because it knows that the Remain side will win, one does wonder if the Chancellor is looking to retire after the EU Vote, he is not making friends within the Conservative Party and he is not popular in the Country. 

Corbyn on Immigration - Live Update 2

Guardian - UK EU Vote: Reports on its 1.35pm post " Vote Leave has put out a press notice picking up on Jeremy Corbyn’s comment on the Andrew Marr Show about it being impossible to have an upper limit on immigration under current EU rules...It quotes the Labour MP and Vote Leave chair Gisela Stuart saying: " The In campaign have no answers on how we can control immigration if we stay in the EU. They have no plan for how we will fund the NHS so it can cope with the extra pressures that staying in the EU will create. They have no plan for where we will build the extra houses and they have no plan to help people who will see further pressure on their pay packets. "

Lets Get Real:

As noted in previous post the lose words by Jeremy Corbyn on Immigration will be used by the OUT campaign, there are still a few days to go, the Remain Camp could still lose if it is not tight in its language, the Remain camp should stress the economy and negative impact of a OUT vote.  The next few days will be interesting!   It will be interesting to see the polls over the next few days, let see if Remain can keep its ground and build on it. 

No Immigration Limits - Jeremy Corbyn

BBC News: Reports " There can be no upper limit on the number of people coming into the UK while there is free movement of labour in the EU, Jeremy Corbyn has said. "

Lets Get Real:

The above remarks will be used by the Leave Campaign as an example how the UK political elite are out of touch with the UK voter.    The blog has made it clear that it is sure that the UK will remain and the polls are starting to show that trend, but these kind of remarks are political IED's and will stay in the memory of the voter.  The blog is going to bet that the margin of victory for the Remain campaign will be around 4% to 5%, any more of the above remarks and it could be very close.

Trump on Guns - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " Republican Donald Trump has said he would like people on terror watch lists to be prevented from buying guns, in the wake of the Orlando shootings. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the Donald has upset the Republicans again, this time with his call all for gun control, one has to wonder WHY NOW, why not yesterday, that is easy, the Trump Camp saw that the Donald was getting hit by the White House and Hillary Clinton and could not deal with the attacks, thus his new policy on guns.    In reality it could be argued that HRC, President Obama and the Donald are on the same side, the Republicans in the Senate and the House will not be happy, the NRA supports them with money, they do not want to see any threats to gun rights, they see liberal policy as the first step to remove weapons from US Citizens.   This blog supports tough gun control, there is no need for Americans to have guns, its the job of the police and State police to help and support people.   The only other body to have guns should be the National Guard and the US Army.    There is no need for guns in US at all.

The POLLS are WRONG, the UK will stay in the UK

Daily Mail: Reports " Brexit poll boost as migration fears grow: Out camp takes SEVEN-POINT lead amid warnings of UK population surge "

Lets Get Real:

This BLOG hates to be wrong, even if it disagrees with the subject under discussion, thus the UK will vote to leave in the EU, the EU has made sure that smaller or poorer Countries such as Wales and Scotland get a lot of dosh, that is money to the great unwashed, thus neither Scotland or Wales are going to cut their economic throats, they will vote in, the major cities can be expected to vote in, there are various population trends that help the Remain Camp.  Thus it can be expected that that the Remain will have a victory of around 4% to 5% at the end of day.  The one way to make London listen is for it to be a close vote,. thus you can vote NO and be sure it does not cost, the UK will remain in the UK and you get to show that your anti EU.  THE POLLS ARE WRONG, thus the stock market should have a coffee and relax, as of the 24the the UK will still be in the EU. 

Russian Hackers BREACH DNC Security - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " Russian government hackers breached Democratic National Committee computers to obtain opposition research on Republican Donald Trump, say officials. "

Lets Get Rea:

One has to wonder why the Russians did this, Trump has said nice things about President Putin and wants a lesser role for the US in NATO.   One can hope that Russia releases the opposition research on Trump, it would be doing the World a favour and the US.   Also it does seem sloppy that the Russians got caught, they need to pay their hackers more. 

Obama on Donald Trump - Election 2016

The White House: Reports on the remarks of President Obama when it comes to the use of terms to describe terrorism, the President stated the following, " Now, up until this point, this argument about labels has mostly just been partisan rhetoric.  And, sadly, we've all become accustomed to that kind of partisanship, even when it involves the fight against these extremist groups.  And that kind of yapping has not prevented folks across government from doing their jobs, from sacrificing and working really hard to protect the American people...But we are now seeing how dangerous this kind of mindset and this kind of thinking can be.  We're starting to see where this kind of rhetoric and loose talk and sloppiness about who exactly we're fighting, where this can lead us.  We now have proposals from the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States to bar all Muslims from emigrating to America.  We hear language that singles out immigrants and suggests that entire religious communities are complicit in violence.  Where does this stop?  The Orlando killer, one of the San Bernardino killers, the Fort Hood killer -- they were all U.S. citizens....Are we going to start treating all Muslim Americans differently?  Are we going to start subjecting them to special surveillance?  Are we going to start discriminating against them because of their faith?  We’ve heard these suggestions during the course of this campaign.  Do Republican officials actually agree with this?  Because that's not the America we want.  It doesn't reflect our democratic ideals.  It won’t make us more safe; it will make us less safe -- fueling ISIL’s notion that the West hates Muslims, making young Muslims in this country and around the world feel like no matter what they do, they're going to be under suspicion and under attack.  It makes Muslim Americans feel like they're government is betraying them.  It betrays the very values America stands for. ..."

Lets Get Real:

Listening to the speech by POTUS it showed that he really feels the above, the problem was the US voter wants a caring President in a time of crisis, not a lecture, also after seven years of the Obama waffle it no longer works, the President is his own worst enemy, his ego is never challenged by the press, the Congress has been slow in blocking Obama's executive orders and the US voter is afraid, they want a Reagan not a Woodrow Wilson. 

Obama on the Florida Terror Attack - Update

Guardian - US Live: Reports in its 4.42pm post the following, " Obama: shooter appears to have self-radicalized on internet..President Barack Obama has said that “it appears that the shooter was inspired by various extremist information that was being distributed on the internet.”  Speaking from the White House, he says here is no clear evidence that the gunman, Omar Mateen, was directed through someone else and “no direct evidence that he was part of a larger plot”. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the Democrats will use the lone wolf facts to argue for gun control, this blog supports gun control, a lot more stricter than any liberal Democrat would say in public, BUT and here is the but, you can see the base pressing for gun control, but quite or opposed to the US moving in ground troops to take out Daesh,   On the other hand, Trump wants to ban muslims from coming in to the US, that the lone wolf was born in the US does not seem a problem to the Trump Camp, they just stress the ban, facts do not matter, on the other hand Republicans support going after Daesh, in till the body bags come home.   Thus what ever political side you take you face a nominee more interested in spin than reality. 

Hillary Clinton on Trump and Gun Control - Terror Update

Telegraph - US Live: Reports in its 1.01pm post the following, " Hillary Clinton has said America has to recapture the spirit of unity that it had after the 9/11 attacks.

In an implicit rebuke to Donald Trump she said: 'This is a time for statesmanship; for Republicans and Democrats and Independents to come together. We have to  remember how we came together after 9/11 and we should recapture that."..She used the attacks to again press her views on gun reform: "A gunman used a weapon of war to shoot down 50 people and we can't even get the congress to block the buying of arms for people on no fly-lists." "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the Democrats and the Republicans are in the gutter fighting over the meaning of the Florida attacks, Trump wants to ban muslims coming to the US, while the Democrats are back on their fav subject gun control.   It is no surprise that the US is split, the two nominees of the main Parties have the highest negatives, they pander to their base of support, one wonders IF and WHEN they will move to the centre, at this rate never.

Trump on President Obama and the Florida Terror Attack

Daily Mail: Reports " Trump calls for Obama's resignation after the President refuses to blame 'radical Islam' for Orlando massacre: GOP presidential candidate insists 'we can't afford to be politically correct anymore' "

Lets Get Real:

It did not take long for the Florida attack to become political, the right see it as confirming the Trump view of the World, while the left has already started on gun control.  Everything is political sooner or later, as people fight for their lives in hospitals.   The case is on going, the FBI need to do a detailed investigation, this will take time, the political operators will have to wait in till the full facts of the case are known.   Of course that will not stop the politics, it is a Presidential election year, some people have no respect for due process. 

Hillary Clinton on Florida Attack - Terror Update

BBC News - Live Update: Reports in its 1.01pm the following post, " Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, has said "we have to defend our country from lone wolves".

In an interview to US broadcaster CNN, she said "it's a complex challenge" but that "we can do it".

So-called Islamic State (IS) has issued a message linking the Orlando attacker to the group but questions remain over the extent of the links or any co-ordination between them. "

Lets Get Real:

HRC is taking a risk by stating that the Florida attack was a lone wolf attack, the FBI and the local police are still investigation, it could be a lone wolf attack or the orders in some way came from the Daesh Capital in Syria.  That is the problem in this 24 news cycle, the press want answers an hour ago, they spend most of the time repeating what they have just said. Donald Trump was happy with himself that his world view has been confirmed, e.g banning muslims has nothing to with Florida as of this moment in time.   This is why HRC is the fav candidate of this blog.

Clinton ATTACKS Trump - Election 2016

Lets Get Real:

This is a good attack advert, it uses Trump's words against hims.  There will be a lot more of these adverts.

State of emergency declared in Florida - Terror Update

Guardian - US Latest: Reports in its 3.24pm post the following, " Mayor Dyer confirmed to a press conference that there were 50 killed and 53 hospitalised in the shooting, not 20 killed and 42 hospitalised as initially reported by police. "

Lets Get Real:

The Police are still on site of the shootings, there are still bodies at the nightclub, the investigation will take weeks if not months, the police have to talk those that were there, then search the background of the murder, also the FBI will be checking to see if the ACT was part of a plan  or a lone wolf attack, there are more details to come.

Death toll on the rise in Florida - Terror Update

Mail on Sunday: Reports " 'Islamic extremist' Omar Mateen, 29, from Florida, shoots dead at least 50 at Florida gay club after bursting in 'wearing a suicide vest' and taking hostages - injuring a further 53 - before he is killed  "

Lets Get Real:

The FBI, the local Police will be looking very careful at the background of the Murder, were the murders linked to Daesh in some way  or was this a lone wolf domestic terrorist act, for reasons unknown.   Our prays are with those killed and their families and those hurt.  The investigation will take time, and as with all things of such impact it will become political very fast.   The FBI and the Police should take their time and follow the facts and the only the facts. 

An Act of International or Domestic TERROR in Florida

BBC News: Reports " At least 20 people have been killed and some 42 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police say. "

Lets Get Real:

At this moment it's to early to say if the attack at the nightclub was domestic or international terror, it will take the local police some time to talk to those that were there, search the background of the murder.   One has often found that the original information is wrong thus this blog will wait in till there a clear picture of the events of the night and the background to the case.   IF it is international terror of any kind the US will have to ACT, but lets wait and see.

Obama on Democratic Race - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " President Obama says he hopes the Democrats "pull things together" after Hillary Clinton became the party's presumptive nominee for president. "

Lets Get Real:

This is about legacy when it comes to President Obama, he wants to be the modern Reagan who transfers his base to his successor thus allowing the Democrats to have three terms in the Oval Office.   The question is not the Democratic base but the winder voters, if this is change election then HRC could be toast, the US voter it seems is tired of the Republican and Democratic Establishment, they want REAL change, thus Trump could come from behind, the HRC Campaign and the White House will have to use POTUS in a clever manner, send his to States were his popularity is over 50%, if they happen to be swing States more the better, this race will be close, very close, 1960 or 2000 close. 

POTUS meets Sanders - Election 2016

Guardian - US Politics Latest: Reports 3.32pm post the following, " It’s a “beautifully sunny and warm down here at the White House,” remarks Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts, who is among an expectant press corps covering the Sanders-Obama meeting. “Long way from that chilly day in January that Bernie came here before the Iowa caucus to receive Obama’s blessing.” "

Lets Get Real:

One can assume that President Obama will be placing pressure on Sanders to get out of the race, since he has lost the delegate count and to help to get his supporters to support HRC.   The Democrats have been lucky with past few news cycles, the Donald and his critic of US born Judge has been the only thing that the press have wanted to talk about, the HRC Campaign can not get in the mind set that the Donald will do ALL their work for them, he is a billionaire, does take brain power and skill. Thus HRC campaign has to get on a political war footing, hitting the Donald every hour of every day.  The Donald is hopping that the FBI charges Clinton over her email server, that is not going to happen, at worse it will be a slap on the wrist, this is Washington D.C after, lets get real, the Democrats in the Obama Department of Justice are never going to charge HRC.   Thus its up to HRC to lose the election. 

Sanders Supporters vs. Hillary Clinton - Election 2016

Telegraph: Reports " Angered Bernie Sanders online say they will 'never vote for Hillary Clinton' and threaten to spoil their ballots or vote Trump "

Lets Get Real:

One can assume that angry Sanders supporters after they have cool down will see with horror the prospect of a Trump Administration and come back into the fold.   That is a job POTUS could do, he could go to the base and vouch for Hillary Clinton,  HRC should start to pull away from Trump in the polls in the next few weeks, if not as stated it could be a disaster for Democrats.

Blair and the Modern Labour Party - Blair's Iraq War

Daily Mail: Reports " Tony Blair rages at Jeremy Corbyn for branding him a 'war criminal' over Iraq invasion while 'doing nothing' to stop Syrians being slaughtered  "

Lets Get Real:

The Iraq Report is expected to be harsh on Tony Blair and his path to War in Iraq, one can expect the left wing will demand that Blair should face some kind of legal punishment for his actions, the leading left winger will be the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn.   It is expected that Corby will say SORRY for Labour over Iraq, while Blair is expected to come out fighting.   The end result is simple, the Labour Party under Corbyn will be no friend to Blair, while Tony Blair will do a Nixon and try to rebuild his reputation within the UK.   No one will be happy, that is just the result. 

The Obama Factor, can POTUS do a Reagan - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports on what President Obama brings to the 2016 Election, " It requires going back all the way to 1988 to find the last time an incumbent president was an unalloyed good in a presidential election. Ronald Reagan, despite the Iran-Contra scandal several years earlier, was still very popular and an active presence on the campaign trail. He gave George HW Bush a decided boost during the Republican convention, positioning his vice-president as the heir to his political legacy. "

Lets Get Real:

In the latest daily tracking poll from Gallup,  President Obama has an approval rate of 51%, the Clinton Campaign should use Obama on the trail, it can be argued that the Al Gore Campaign of 2000 did not use Bill Clinton well to get out the vote in the South.  The Oval Office should go after Trump and his racist remarks.   The question is that enough to get HRC in to the Oval Office, it might be, but one has to point out that HRC is no Obama, she is a weak candidate, thus she needs the Sanders supporters to support her now that she is the official nominee of the Democratic Party.   Thus one should expect that HRC will start to draw away from Trump in the polls, if they are still neck and neck later on it could be trouble for HRC and the Democrats. 

Donald Trump is a Racist - US Latest

Telegraph: Reports  that Paul Ryan, " the speaker of the House, yesterday issued a stinging rebuke of Donald Trump's statements about a judge of Mexican descent, calling them "the textbook definition of a racist comment". "

Lets Get Real:

That is the problem when your a billionaire every tells you that your great, thus it must be come as a shock to Trump to have the Republican elite call him out about his comments about a US Judge born and bread in the US.    One does wonder why he is near the poll standing of HRC, that is simple, neither candidate is perfect, both have high negatives, and the US voter has to choose between them, thank goodness this voter does not have the vote, it would be the 1st election for this voter not to vote.   At least the EU vote has not become the mess of the US Presidential election, clear in or out.   The answer if you wondering is OUT.

Blair Supporters and Tony Blair - The Iraq Report

Guardian:  Reports " The Blairite thing to do is to divorce from Blair and, instead of harking back to the past, establish something fresh for the future. And, preferably, tell Blair to cease and desist. "

Lets Get Real:

The above is the latest thinking on Tony Blair and the Iraq War and it is wrong.  The Labour Party if it wants to win the next general election has to learn to LOVE Blair again, he won three elections, had many domestic reforms that have not been overturned, such as the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, among many others, the Party has to return to the Centre of of UK politics, the election of Jeremy Corbyn has shown that the Labour Party does not get the one simple fact, a election is won in the centre not in the extremes.  This blog supported the Iraq War and still does, it is the successors to Blair and Bush 43 who were weak and thus allowed for the raise of Daesh, an going fight that is not the fault of Blair. 

Hillary Clinton the Democratic Nominee - US Latest

BBC News: Reports " The Associated Press says Mrs Clinton has already reached the 2,383 delegates needed, taking into account pledges of support from so-called superdelegates. "

Lets Get Real:

Thus the Democratic race is over, HRC is the nominee, this blog would not invite either Clinton or Trump to a dinner party, one is a racist and the other needs a truth serum, out of population of over three hundred million it is odd that both Dems and Republicans have chosen candidates with the most negatives in the polls.   At least this blog is supporting HRC because it could never support Trump, let this blog be clear it is knows that Clinton is a very bad candidate, has problem with the truth, and uses English like her husband to hide the truth.  Thus fun few months for this blog, even if bore for everyone else. 

Republican Super Pact ATTACKS the Clintons - Update 2016

Lets Get Real:

This is a good political advert, it uses Bill and Hillary words against them, and the Clintons like to speak, even if it is not true.   These are early adverts by both sides, it going to be nasty in till November.    Let the fun start. 

Trump on Gingrich - US Latest

Guardian - US Politics Live: Reports in its 3.19pm post the following  " Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told Fox News this morning it was “inappropriate” for former House speaker Newt Gingrich to criticize his racialized attacks on a federal judge in the multi-state fraud suit against Trump University. Trump’s remarks perhaps put a damper on rumors that the one-time Georgia congressman is being vetted as a potential running mate. "

Lets Get Real:

In his remarks the former House Speaker was spot on, one can almost argue that Trump needs him more that Gingrich needs the Trump Campaign.   The former Speaker has two good point, he can be an attack dog and and was a former House Speaker, if the Republicans keep the House it would be good for  President Trump to have Gingrich has his VP, he knows the Halls of power, the Donald is showing why he is not fit to be President.    Someone in the Trump Campaign needs to be take the Donald in hand and tell him some few home truths, being critical of an American born Judge is not the greatest political move, shows all the weakness as stated by HRC. 

The Clinton Scandals - Bill and Hillary Clinton

Telegraph: Reports " Hillary Clinton 'gave Bill a black eye' in White House, book claims "

Lets Get Real:

Let's be honest here, if Hillary gave President Clinton a black eye he had it coming for all his alleged affairs through out their marriage, it shows HRC as a real person, she gets peeved with the old hound dog, what wife would not, this allegation has nothing to do with her bid for the Presidency in 2016, old news, someone trying to sell a tell all book.   The issues that concern the US voter are the economy and the disaster that is the Obama foreign policy. 

UK BACK to Afghanistan? - Afghanistan Front

Telegraph: Reports  the UK " ...is in talks with Nato allies to send up to 100 more soldiers back to Afghanistan amid concern that a resurgent Taliban are retaking large parts of the country. "

Lets Get Real:

BACK to Afghanistan, bloody Afghanistan, the UK should not send more troops back to Afghanistan, just because the US military want to place pressure on President Obama to increase troops, PM Cameron should not give an inch, the UK was supposed to be finished in Afghanistan in 2014, going back would show that the UK made a mistake in leaving in 2014, the West can never win in Afghanistan.   The British Empire, the old Soviet Union FAILED in Afghanistan, now NATO thinks he knows how to win, one has doubts.

Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump and his Foreign Policy - Election 2016

Guardian: Reports " Hillary Clinton: Trump is too dangerous and unstable to have the nuclear codes...Democratic frontrunner attacks Trump’s ‘personal feuds and outright lies’ in blistering speech that questions GOP candidate’s suitability for the White House "

Lets Get Real:

The HRC Campaign has finally got it's act together, the Democrats have to stress that the character of Trump is unfit for the Oval Office and his thin skin makes him deeply unfit to sit in the Oval Office.   The allies of the US that Obama has not sold out would be worried that the US would return to it's pre World War 2 isolation policy, thus allowing Putin's Russia to blackmail the West.   The HRC campaign has to hit the Donald on the character issue, do what LBJ did to Goldwater in 1964, in fact one could use the same advert but just change the name.   Thus the General Election has started.

Republicans UNITE around Trump - Election 2016

BBC News: Reports " US House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will vote for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in this year's election, despite their differences. "

Lets Get Real:

The Republican Party elite have started to throw their support for the Donald, they have SOLD out the American people for Party unity.   On the other side the heart of the Democratic Party is with Senator Sanders but they are stuck with Hillary Clinton, the US voter dislikes both of them but is stuck with them, this blog is advising any one that will listen that they have to support HRC, she wants to lead the West, while the Trump wants to isolate the US and give Russia a free run in the Baltics and Eastern Europe.  VOTE HRC. 

Trump's University Failure - Election 2016

Guardian - US Politics Live: Reports in its 5.41pm post the following, " Pittsburgh woman alleges $200,000 losses through Trump University..Pittsburgh’s WTAE reports that a local woman lost six figures through Trump University after she was assigned to a real estate coach with a criminal record (theft, drug distribution, sex solicitation) who convinced her to put money in a supposed fund of Spanish real estate that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme: "

Lets Get Real:

The Trump University disaster should be a warning to the US voter, the Donald promises BIG, but its Main Street that pays if the big Trump idea falls flat on its face.    The lack of Presidential covering by Trump shows that he is not fit for the Oval Office, does the US voter want to give the Oval Office of JFK and Reagan to a character that is thin skinned, always at war with the press, and does not have a level of self awareness to be President.   The Democrats should press Trump University from today till November, and the press should be harder on Trump, he is no Reagan.