Big Win for Trump at the Supreme Court - 2024 Candidates/2024 General Election - Biden Era

BBC New: Reports " Trump has some immunity from prosecution, Supreme Court rules....The justices found that a president has immunity for "official acts", but is not immune for "unofficial acts", and referred the matter back to a trial judge. "

Lets Get Real:

This is a big win for Trump, the various Federal Cases will be affected, we wait to see what the Courts and Prosecutors so with the case, the general opinion is that the Court cases will start after the election, of course Trump as President could pull them if elected.   This Judgement by the Supreme Court does ask a few Questions of Presidential history, lets look at the examples, was JFK and the CIA'S attempt to kill Castro in the early 1960s was that official or Kennedy's need for revenge after the Bay of Pigs.  Then we move to 1968, was Nixon's sabotage of the Paris Peace Talks, semi official as he become President or private action that should have seen him Court.   Let's forget that LBJ bugged Nixon with the help of the FBI,  was the legal, its an open question, then we go to Nixon again in 1972 with Watergate, it can be presume that Nixon after the LBJ files on the Paris Peace Talks.  Thus would Nixon have had to resign in 1974.  The next case in Iran - Contra of the late1980s, it was Reagan's believe that the Contra freedom fighters had to be supported, after the Congress cut off official aid, he wanted the Contra fighters funded, no matter what it took, thus a diversion of funds to the Contra's.   As with JFK, there is doubt if Reagan knew this was happening, even if he did, it would not matter as it was official policy by Reagan to fight communism. In 1998 we have Bill Clinton, this was a private affair and thus the President would not have been immune from the Courts.   It seems the Court would have agreed with Nixon.   Interesting Court days ahead!!

The Best President since WW2 - 2nd Term Blues

CNN - Politics: Reports on its poll of the best and worst Presidents since World War 2, the poll found that, " According to the poll, Ronald Reagan (at 35%) tops the list of the best president since WWII, with 18% saying Bill Clinton was best, followed by John F. Kennedy at 15%.. "

Lets Get Real:

Of course this blog agrees with the opinion as stated in the poll that Reagan was the BEST President since WW2,  IF Reagan or Kennedy asked you to do something you followed through, with the rest of the Presidents since WW2 you would require a paper order, and signed, its about trust at the end of the day.  Both Reagan and Kennedy had their flaws, but they made you feel that anything was possible, a feeling that the US had been reborn, that great leaders were asking for your help, this blog would make the argument that LBJ would have made the cut with the exception of Vietnam.   One has to be fair we live in the media age, so you see the images of Reagan and Kennedy all the time, those that governed before the age of TV would argue that the US population have a short memory, but with Reagan and Kennedy they would have been popular without TV, they were the greats. 

The CIA to the Rescue - Syria Crisis 3

Telegraph: Reports the following from Washington D.C, " The first cell of Syrian rebels trained and armed by the CIA is making its way to the battlefield, President Barack Obama has reportedly told senators. ".

Lets Get Real:

This is good news folks, the Oval and the CIA has finally gotten of their backside and done something, the BAD news is that they have leaked this information, one can assume the Assad Regime is reading ALL the Western press, one would assume the forces of Assad is after this cell the moment they arrive in Syria.   Lets recall the President Kennedy's Bay of Pigs mess in Cuba, once a covert operation becomes overt the balloon goes up on the other side, thus surprise is lost,  Reagan had problems with the Contra freedom fighters when it came to Congress, thus folks the problems of using covert means to gain a overt policy gain.   Lets see what else the Oval and the CIA does, lets hope they can keep a secret, thus far not impressed at all with this covert operation. 

My Thirty Years Backstairs of the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks

The New York Times: The Obituary of Lillian Rogers Parks from 1997, Mrs Parks worked on the White House domestic staff and become a writer. The reason for the above is that True Movies in the UK has just re- shown the 1979 mini series of My Thirty Years Backstairs of the White House, this was one of the shows that got this blogger interested American politics when young, always been favourite memory for this blogger. Have to admit was tempted not to see it again, memory can play tricks, but folks it was still fantastic, as Mrs Parks Mother, Maggie Rogers started to work in the White House from 1909, but also recorded events it was nice and fascinating guide in to the American Presidency. It a pity that Mr Parks didn’t serve in the Kennedy White House, that would have provided some very interesting backstairs gossip. If you want a foundation in to the American Presidency, the real people and the historical events this is fine show to catch. I think its fair to say the Hoover's don’t come out well, and the Eisenhower’s bit mixed, but you cant have everything. If you get a chance watch the series but recall its one's persons perspective, one can see why Mrs Kennedy made the staff sign a secrecy agreement, just think JFK and you get the idea. But its great asset to history folks.

Misurata under Threat of Massacre

Telegraph: Reports from rebels in Misurata in the West of Libya that it faces being massacred by forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi. This folks does bring back the memory of Bosnia in the 1990s, the Clinton Administration waited years to take action and thousands died. The Obama Administration wants to remove the Gaddafi Regime but it does not want to do the heavy lifting, well folks someone has to tell POTUS he wanted to be President and leader of the West, well elections have consequences, the World does not work according the World view of OBAMA, the protesters in Iran after the stolen election didn’t get any help from President Obama, he thought he could talk to Tehran, thus Obama barely said word, then he sold out the Czech Republican and Poland to get a fresh relationship with Russia, that did the West a lot of good, NOT. If POTUS does not get re-elected in 2012 does he want Libya to be added to the dishonour roll of his Foreign Policy. Thus time for POTUS to send back in the US Air Force, and also with the UK and France send in ground troops to end this War, as the Bay of Pigs or Iran - Contra showed at the end of the day, a quite arms length War never ends well for the Oval.

Bay of Pigs and JFK

BBC News: Reports on the anniversary of the failed invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs by CIA trained Cubans. This was a major failure for the young Kennedy Administration, the plan pre - dated the election of President Kennedy but he had given the green light for the CIA to follow through under the Kennedy Administration. After the failure of the Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy and his brother Attorney General Robert Kennedy increase pressure on the CIA to get Castro, in the end in pure political terms Castor won, both Kennedy brothers were assassinated and it was ill health that forced Castro from power at the end. But if you going to understand JFK and RFK you have to understand the Bay of Pigs and its consequences. 　

Echo of JFK = NOT!

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum: If you want to read a good and snappy Inaugural Address click here to read the speech that Mr Miliband copied , the Inaugural of President John F. Kennedy. To you future politicians don’t nick a famous quote from the Greats, we bloggers will find you out!

Miliband NO JFK

Let the message go out, a new generation has taken charge of Labour. Lets see if the artistic crowd start to make fun of Ed Miliband!