" President " Manchin defeats Biden Agenda - Biden Era/Manchin Era

Yahoo! News: Reports " Joe Manchin Finally Spikes His $1.8 Trillion Build Back Better Compromise: Washington Post "

Lets Get Real:

Thus " President " Manchin has ended the Biden domestic agenda on the HILL, the Senator has been very CLEAR over the holiday period, he has had enough of talking about BBB, its dead as a dodo.  The Biden Oval has shown that it is no FDR with the New Deal, or LBJ with the Great Society or Ronald Reagan with his tax cuts or Bill Clinton with the boom years of the late 1990s.  The Biden Oval should look to refresh his domestic agenda staff, they have let him down, they pushed the Senator to his wits end, they didn't get the fact that the Senate is 50/50, this is not like the large majorities that FDR or LBJ had, also Biden cannot cut it on the Hill.  One does hope that Biden does a  better job in foreign affairs, for the sake of us all.

US AND Russian Talks - Geneva - Biden Era/New Cold War 2

The Hill: Reports " Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov earlier on Sunday said it is possible that the talks between the U.S. and Russia break down quickly. He specifically said conversations could end after the first meeting.  "

Lets Get Real:

It seems that the Russians are playing HARDBALL, they want a reason to invade the Ukraine, if the remarks by the Russian Foreign Minister are anything to by.  The talks could collapse quite FAST if the Russians keep to their DEMANDS, that the Ukraine does not become part of NATO in the future and that that US forces are withdrawn from Eastern States that are part o NATO.  The Baltic States and Poland will be keeping a eye on Biden, his weakness over Afghanistan and his appearance that he is out of his depth does not help.  One hopes that Biden has not filled his administration with appeasers, that would be a major mistake and cause Biden to lose the 2022 Mid Terms and the Presidency if he runs in 2024.   On the Russian side Putin wants to reform the band, in other words the OLD USSR.  He does not see the Ukraine as a Independent State, he sees Kiev as part of Russia, one people.  It will be interesting to see what game Putin is playing this week.

The FUTURE of the UKRAINE - Biden Era/New COLD WAR 2

Guardian: Reports " Ukraine’s fate hangs in balance as ‘critical’ week of talks begins...Experts say prospects of deal are ‘very, very dicey’ as top US and Russian diplomats meet in Geneva  "

Lets Get Real:

As the article notes we shall see if the talks going on between the US and Russia are real talks or just a reason that Putin will use to invade the Ukraine.  If the Russians WALK after not getting what they want we will know that Putin has made his mind up to invade the Ukraine.   Also Kiev and NATO Countries will be watching out in case Biden does a Neville Chamberlain and appeases Putin, will he sell out the Ukraine and other Eastern NATO Members of NATO, after Afghanistan, the Biden Oval cannot be trusted, he has shown that he is weak and feckless and does not keep the WORD of former US Presidents, as Ronald Reagan stated in his diaries, Biden is a demagogue and has sold out the moderate voters who voted for him in 2020 to appeal to the HARD LEFT.  Interesting week in international politics. 

Foreign Secretary threatens the USE of ARTICLE 16 - Brexit Update

My favourite Subject is BACK = BREXIT News! 

Sky News: Reports " 'Not very helpful': EU ambassador says UK should stop 'agitating' issue of Article 16 following foreign secretary's declaration...Ms Truss was handed responsibility for the negotiations last month after Lord Frost resigned as Brexit minister. "

Lets Get Real:

This blog's favourite subject is BACK in the new, the UK Foreign Secretary has stated she will invoke ARTICLE 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol that suspends parts of the WITHDRAEAL AGREEMENT that sets the rules for Northern Ireland.  There have been endless talks, the former Brexit Minister, Lord Frost resigned over COVID - 19 rules, the Foreign Secretary is seen as a replacement for Boris Johnson if he be forced to leave No 10 due to PARTYGATE or GATES even.  Ms Truss the Foreign Secretary was a REMAINER, but knows that if she want the BIG JOB of being PM she has to show to the Brexit voters and MPs in the Conservative Party that she will pull trigger for ARTICLE 16 if the talks with the EU does not work out.  Thus the talks are about Northern Ireland but between the lines its about Ms Truss showing that she would be a STRONG PM and a BREXIT PM at that.