The Presidential Address - Review

Sky News: Reviews of the Presidential Address by President Trump.

Lets Get Real:

It's best to review a speech after a good night's sleep.  The speech was angry, POTUS defended is domestic agenda, he seemed to get more angry as he went on, his poll numbers have gone down, every 2nd term President has this problem, it should be noted Reagan's polls went down after Iran - Contra, his polls only went up after he admitted the policy mistake from the Oval Office.  Let's note Reagan left OFFICE with a 63% approval rating and his VP becoming President.  One wonders if Trump can do the same.

Trump playing to the base in Speech - 2024 Candidates/2024 General Election 2024 - Biden Era

 Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 4.07pm post the following, " Trump wants death penalty for illegal migrants who commit murder...The former president says the country is in a poor state, but he's going to "fix it very fast" if he wins.  "

Lets Get Real:

CNN showed Trump's speech from Florida, it was racist, he stated that the other central and Southern America countries were throwing their prisoners and mental patients on to American soil.  One cannot believe that he is still spouting this kind of rubbish, it is a return to the his original speech when he announced he was running for the Presidency.   Trump has not grown while in OFFICE or losing in 2020 to President Biden.  This is why this blog is supporting VP Harris in this campaign, she will support the Ukraine and defend Israel but also be honest with Israel about its actions in Gaza.   The VP is not this blog's cup of tea, but is better than Trump, and the great Gipper is gone.   Reagan said his last speech from the Oval Office, if there have to be WLLS there needs to be doors, Reagan had been Governor of California. At least the election will be over in a few days, the sane America voters need to vote for Harris, there is such a thing as decency.

The Russian view of their WAR on the Ukraine - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Sky News - Live Blog: Reports in its 2.04pm post the following,  " 

Sergei Shoigu: Moscow wants to expand military as 'special operation' to continue in 2023....

Russia's defence minister has said the country's military must be expanded as he admitted "difficulties" during Moscow's partial mobilisation.....The defence minister also proposed raising the age range for mandatory Russian military service to cover Russian citizens aged 21-30.  "

Lets Get Real:

It seems that the Kremlin has learned from its recent call up of men to serve in the Ukraine, they are moving the goal post as to avoid having students do another run for the border, they have learned the lessons of the Vietnam War, one can speculate that the Kremlin thinks that older men will not do a runner as they will have left education.  This could be a costly mistake, in extending the age to be called up it could lead to protest from men who thought that they had escaped the draft, the first time around.  Sooner later the real death toll will come out in Russia, its makes the Afghanistan invasion of 1979 look like happy hour.  The amounts very, but it can be speculated it is in the tens of thousands.  Putin's Kremlin does not care about the number killed, it knows its head is on the chopping block, it is either wins in the Ukraine or Putin could find himself in the House of Special Purpose, it held the Imperial Family before their execution.  Thus expect the death toll to go up after the WINTER, EVIL has to be stopped, the Russian people cannot escape guilty for the War, the EVIL BEAR needs to be jailed and his claws removed.  

Russia MAKES DEMANDS before talks with the West - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Russia says the West's refusal to recognise "new territories" seized from Ukraine makes peace talks harder, after President Joe Biden indicated he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin.  "

Lets Get Real:

As the above article notes any talks between POTUS and Putin would be conditional on Putin wanting to end the WAR IN THE UKRAINE.  The West will never force the Kyiv Governemtn to give land to the Russians, and the Russians will have to show they mean peace by getting out of the whole of the Ukraine, the sticking point might be the Ukraine.  The West has to much invested in the Ukraine to allow the Russians to have a win, a Putin win would allow him to move his eyes to the Baltic States and Poland, that would lead to WW3.  The Kremlin knows that if it was really honest with the Russian people about the loses that the Russian Army has faced in the Ukraine, then the Putin regime would come under threat.  Those Russian Soldiers killed in the Ukraine is thousands more than those killed in the Afghanistan War from 1979 - 1989, that helped bring down the USSR.  One does worry there are appeasers in the US State Department and that the US NSA wants to keep lines open with Moscow, that might be seen as a weakness by Putin and his Court. 

Nuclear Arms Control between the US and Russia - Ukraine Crisis - Biden Era

This blog has not forgotten the WAR in the Ukraine, on the whole it has become a WAR attrition - 

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.28am post the following, " Russia has suspended an arrangement that allowed US and Russian inspectors to visit each other’s nuclear weapons sites under the 2010 New Start treaty, in a fresh blow to arms control.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Russians BROKE the INF Treaty by cheating, one would not be shocked to LEAR that the Russians have or will cheat on the New Start Treaty.  The Russian word is no good with Putin in the Kremlin.  President Reagan said in essence in his farewell address to the American people in 1989, when the then USSR ( Russia ) pulls a stunt, pull your first punch, when they carry on pull the plug.  The Russians are daily making nuclear threats over the Ukraine,  the nuclear sabre rattling could go WRONG, what if the Russians use a low yield nuclear device does POTUS then move in, the Biden Oval would have too, it would send the WRONG message not to ACT.  As President Reagan said, " Trust but verify " when there is good relationship, but do not be afraid to see the truth.  Putin is a rogue Leader leading a rouge Nation, one cannot excuse the Russian people, they are hardly on the Streets in protest.  They are being feed lies and have swallowed the PR from the Kremlin. 

POTUS on Taiwan Crisis - China Crisis - Biden Era

White House: Reports on remarks by POTUS on Taiwan, the President was the following by a reporter, " Mr. President, how worried are you about the situation in Taiwan?  Because China is — they’re kind of keeping a bit of a grip around the whole island now. " The President replied, " Well, I am — I’m not worried, but I’m concerned that they’re moving as much as they are.  But I don’t think they’re going to do anything more.  I think —  "

Lets Get Real:

One does hope that POTUS does not come to regret these words, what the Lord giveth, a good Hill victory the Lord taketh away with Afghanistan and China might invade Taiwan, thus forcing the US and the West to support the Democratic Island.  This blog has argued that you can be liberal or conservative when it comes to your domestic agenda, but you have to be STRONG when you are President, one only looks at what happened to Jimmy Carter, the Russians going in to Afghanistan and the Tehran hostage crisis, American President need to be feared by the World, being like does not matter, that was the problem with President Obama, when he drew a red line if Syria used chemical weapons and they did and Obama did nothing.  That what happens when you get the NOBEL PRIZE for DOING NOTHING.  The personal ego takes over the Presidential ego.  At the end of his two terms, President Obama had a 58% approval rating with Gallup, while Reagan had 63% and Clinton had 66%, with the CBS poll both had 68% even after their policy and personal scandals.   A President needs to be feared more than loved, and respected, China is seeing how far it can push Biden and Taiwan. 

New Iron Curtain between the West and Russia - Russian Foreign Minister - New Cold War 2

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 5.43pm post the following, " New ‘iron curtain’ already descending between Russia and the west, says Lavrov....Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said, a new “iron curtain” was descending between Russia and the west, and that Moscow would not trust Washington and Brussels “from now on”.  "

Lets Get Real:

The Russians from 2008 bought about a new cold war after they invaded Georgia and built on top of that with the 2014 invasion of the Crimea, the Putin Regime invaded a democratic country that was not a threat to them.  The " Evil Empire " of Reagan's time has been replaced by the EVIL REGIME.  The NATO meeting today has made it clear that the good old days of the post cold war 1 is OVER, and Russia is the main THREAT to Europe.  The West, in this case NATO Countries have to make sure that the Kyiv Government is always armed and that it is never forced by Western Countries to do a BAD PEACE DEAL.  As the UK PM stated in the House of Commons, Putin must lose in the Ukraine and be seen to lose.  Churchill fired the opening line of the original COLD War in 1946 and that did not end in till 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall and in 1991 with the fall of the USSR.  One does wonder how the 2nd Cold war will end in a whimper or a major bang, as in World War 3. 

POTUS on the Russian Invasion of the Ukraine - New Cold War 2

BBC News - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.51pm post the following, " Biden calls National Security Council meeting...US President Joe Biden has called a meeting of the US's National Security Council to discuss Ukraine, a White House Official says.  "

Lets Get Real:

One hopes POTUS comes out with a tough and harsh response to the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, let's be honest the Russians have the biggest Army in Europe and Putin has spent a lot of money getting it in shape.  The Kiev Government does not have that big an Army, but has courage of its people, the invasion of the Ukraine will unite people, also the Government has stated that people can be armed, thus one hopes that the Ukraine Army gives a good account if itself, not all of it should be LOST on the battlefield, the Government should have formed a reserve Army for any insurgency, that should and will be the problem for Putin, the Ukraine is a big Country, one doubts the Russian Army can stay there forever, that is the Russian weakness as was shown in Afghanistan 1979 - 1989, the Reagan Administration supported the Afghan Rebels, this at the end of the pushed the Russians out and help lead to the fall of of the USSR.  The West has to make sure that any Ukraine insurgency has all the arms and weapons it need also the West should keep the tough sanctions on Russia, make the Russian economy bleed, make the Russian people angry with Putin, and on the streets to protest.

UK PM Johnson on Russian Invasion - Ukraine - Russian War - New Cold War 2

BBC News: Reports " The UK "cannot and will not just look away" at Russia's "hideous and barbaric" attack on Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said.  "

Lets Get Real:

This blog got it WRONG, it never thought that Putin would invade, but his recent speeches have shown that he just might have gone crazy, he has been in power for decades, Absolut Power Corrupts.  The Ukraine is being invaded from Belarus, Russia and Crimea, numerous Cities in the Ukraine are facing missile waves.  The Russian Army it is reported has sent in its tanks, there have been further reports of tough fighting in the East.  The World has condemned Russian ACTIONS, but the question is what next, one can expect tough sanctions, ones that brings the Russian people and economy to its knees.  The question is will that have any consequences on Putin, if he has gone crazy the answer is NO.  Thus the West, in the shape of the US and UK will have to supply arms and weapons to any insurgency in the Ukraine, the West has to make the Ukraine invasion the new Afghanistan for Putin.  Any supply of weapon will need routes, either road or air, that might bring NATO in to direct contact with Russia, thus World War 3.  This is going to be a cold hard time for the West, it can be expected that Russia will cut back on its gas export to Europe, inflation and food prices will go up.  The West has to keep it nerve, Putin cannot be allowed to WIN.

What the US will do if Russia INVADES the UKRAINE - Biden Era

White House: A Presser with a Senior Administration Official, the Official stated what the US would do should Russia invade the Ukraine, " We have coordinated with our allies to impose severe sanctions on the Russian economy and financial system, far beyond what was implemented in 2014.. We have made plans to reinforce NATO’s force posture in Allied states in the event of a further invasion, which would destabilize the security situation in Europe and demand adjustments to NATO forces and capabilities, especially on the eastern flank...And we are prepared to provide Ukraine with further assistance to defend its territory and respond to a potential Russian occupation should a further invasion proceed in the coming weeks.  "

Lets Get Real:

Its the last bit that is interesting, the US has stated for some time that a great economic cost would befall Russia if it invaded the Ukraine, the statement that the US would supply the Ukraine is interesting, that would mean military kit, missiles, satellite information on Russian movements in the Ukraine, even supporting   Insurgence operations against the Russian, that was the policy of the Reagan Administration in the 1980s, this forced the Russians out of Afghanistan in 1989.  IF Putin invades and he fails, this could mean the end of his oppressive regime in Russia.  There would be thousands of DEATHS, the people of the Ukraine would suffer and Putin would face having to deal with thousands of Russian body bags, does Putin really want to make the same mistake as the USSR did when it invaded Afghanistan in 1979, that was one of the factors that lead to the fall of the USSR in 1991.  As stated it will be interesting to hear the US readout of the call and also the Russian one, let's see if they match up and who blinked. 

Bush 43 to attend the swearing in of President Biden - Biden Era

Daily Mail: Reports " 'Peaceful transfer of power is hallmark of our democracy': George W. Bush in thinly veiled dig at Trump as he confirms attendance at Biden inauguration "

Lets Get Real:

The Bush family is part of the American elite, Bush 43's grandfather was a US Senator, his father was Vice - President and President in his own right from 1989 to 1993 when he failed to win re-election in 1992.   Then Bush 43 who was twice elected Governor of Texas was elected in 2000 or selected by the US Supreme Court, take your pick on that.  The Bush Dynasty has class and understands history, Bush 43 is a great reader of history, and understands the importance of form, if they are not ill former Presidents normally attend the swearing in of their successor.  One does not see Trump attending events with former Presidents, he is thinking of 2024 and can he keep his base within the Republican Party.  The Republican Party needs a new Reagan someone who can go to toe with Trump and has loads of charisma, WHO IS THE QUESTION?

That BOOK and President TRUMP - Trump Era

BBC News: Reports the following on the new book on the Trump First year in the White House; Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House; "   even if only half of what the book contains is true, it paints a damning portrait of a paranoid president and a chaotic White House, BBC North America editor Jon Sopel says. "

Lets Get Real:

The Trump Team have not learned from the book episode's of the Reagan Administration, the Gipper faced a few negative books in his last years in Office, he just laughed them off, he never tried to stop them, he just carried on being THE President.   The Clinton Administration had a tough year, and the President just carried on, keeping to his campaign pledge to work for the American people.  President Trump has to show that the negative stories are not getting to him, he should use the Reagan example of just laughing them off, he must show that he is working for the American people.   Let us recall Reagan left office with a 63% job approval rating and his VP become President, while Clinton left with a 66% approval rating. 

Obama leaves on high in polls - Obama Era

BBC News: Reports the high poll ratings of President Obama, " Separate polls conducted by The Washington Post/ABC and CNN/ORC both found Mr Obama with 60% approval. "

Lets Get Real:

This is a good poll rating to have at the end of two terms, it should be noted that Bill Clinton had 66% approval rating by Gallup in 2001, while Reagan had 63% in 1989, thus far the Gallup poll has not been published for Obama.   Of course Reagan had seen his VP, Bush 41 elected his successor, while Clinton saw his VP, Al Gore defeated by Bush 43, and Obama has seen the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton go down to Donald Trump.   The press really HATE the Trump, they are hardly objective when it comes to President Trump, let's hope the new President is very lucky and can produce results, if US is great again then the World is better off, if Trump is a disaster the World suffers, both in the economic and security field.

What would Reagan have said about Trump - Election 2016

Guardian - Live Reporting: Reports the following in its 2.16pm post, " Ronald Reagan’s son Michael, the eldest of the Reagan children and the president of the Reagan Legacy Foundation, unleashed another tweetstorm last night against the Republican nominee saying he was glad his dad “is not alive to watch” this election...Reagan’s outburst started after Donald Trump insinuated at a rally that Hillary Clinton had cheated on husband Bill - “I don’t even think she’s loyal to Bill,” said Trump. "

Lets Get Real:

The Gipper would not have smiled at Donald Trump, the Donald has made this Conservative blog support HRC even with her problems.   One is sure that HRC will protect NATO and the Baltic States and be very wary of President Putin of Russia.   The thought of the Donald in the Oval Office makes this blogger VERY worried, one would have to buy a third hand nuclear bunker.   That is WHY HRC is going to WIN in November.

The Death of Nancy Reagan - End of an Era

BBC News:  Reports " Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has died at home in California at the age of 94. "

Lets Get Real:

THIS is a sad day for the Reagan family and for the US, it can be argued that without Nancy Reagan there would have never been a President Reagan.   The love and support of Nancy Reagan for her husband, allowed President Reagan to change the course of US and World history, the icons of 80s are leaving us, we shall always remember with fondness that Nancy Reagan always looked after husband, he is always thought the best of people, while Nancy saw the negatives.   This allowed for a great marriage and allowed President Reagan to follow through with his plans for the US and allowed Nancy Reagan to follow her own route as with her Just say No to drugs campaign.   A SAD day for us all. 

The Violence in Egypt - Egypt Crisis

BBC News - Live Egypt: Reports the following from Egypt, " Security forces move into clear two protest camps in Cairo occupied by supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi....Witnesses describe seeing dozens of bodies while the Muslim Brotherhood puts the number of deaths in the hundreds....There are also reports of violence in other areas of Egypt .. ".

Lets Get Real: 

As stated yesterday folks the Muslim Brotherhood might have made a fatal error of judgement in thinking that they could force the new Government to place former President Morsi back in power, the Army has to much to lose to risk that, one has to assume that the Army told the Oval it was going to do this, or like President Putin they have no time for President Obama.   Lets see if President Obama can get himself off the golf course to say something about Egypt, as with China in 1989 the US has to much to lose in the relationship, the Oval needs a semi stable Egypt, it can not afford for Egypt to go the way of Syria, the Oval cannot afford for Al Qaeda to develop a military base in Egypt, that would be a disaster for US Foreign Policy and the Oval could kiss its 2nd term legacy good bye, if Obama loses Egypt he will make Jimmy Carter look  like the wise man of US Foreign Policy, yes folks it could be that bad, lets hope Obama does not mess this up, yes folks the West and the region is on very thin ice. 

POTUS at the G8 - 2nd Term Blues

Telegraph: Reports on the visit of President Obama to Northern Ireland for the G8, the article notes the following, " Barack Obama's current trip suggests he is not dazzling foreign audiences like he used to.. ".

Lets Get Real:

This blog gave up listening to President Obama a long time ago, at the end of the day it is about HIM, the great American President Ronald Reagan was called the Great Communicator, the Gipper stated that it was not who gave the message but the message itself.  The Gipper spoke of the US as a Shinning City on a Hill, that the US should have a small government, low taxes, and a strong defence, what is the Obama message, how great President Obama is, when Obama leaves office in 2017 his Agenda leaves with him, the idea that Big Government represents what the US wants only has space in the Oval, once President Obama takes that final helicopter on January 20th 2017 the Democrats will run a mile from the Obama Agenda, one article this blog read stated that the Reagan Era was finally over, IT IS NOT, the very expanse of the Oval has made sure that the Reagan message will carry on, Reagan said in his 1st Inaugural  " ..government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem..From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people...It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. It is time for us to realize that we're too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams... "*  The Reagan Era will never end folks because Liberals overreach, as people want to be free, that was the greatness of Reagan folks, he understood the US, while Obama has no clue. 

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Inaugural Address 

January 20, 1981." 

The Public Papers of President Ronald W. Reagan.  Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. 

The US Secret Service and Ronald Reagan

Telegraph: Reports that the US Secret Service Radio communicatoin at the time of the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt has been released after thirty years. This is an important piece of historical material folks, 1981 was the year of assassination attempts, in Egypt, Rome and Washington. Its one of the great Ifs of history if Reagan had died that March day in 1981 would the USSR still be around, would Eastern Europe still be under the control of Moscow, would the US have won the Cold War. One can argue and this blog does argue that without Reagan the world would have been a very different place, there would have been no President Gorbachev, the selection of Gorbachev as General Secretary was based on the need to counter Reagan, thus with no Reagan and Gorbachev no end of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall would still be up, Eastern Europe would be under the control of Moscow, the freedom of 1989 would have been a dream. Thus thank God that Reagan survived, the world owes much to this great President.

US Senate Tribute to Ronald Reagan

The Hill: Reports on tributes to Ronald Reagan by both Republicans and Democrats. After the death of JFK, the Vietnam War, the political scandal of Watergate and the end of the Nixon Presidency, and the failure of the Carter Presidency the US got lucky, it elected Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Agenda cut taxes, increased military spending, cut government spending, on the international front, Reagan did not lose inch of ground the USSR. The Reagan Presidency saw the West push back the USSR in Afghanistan and in Southern America. Due to the Reagan Presidency the USSR gained a new leader in Gorbachev, with Gorbachev as a partner President Reagan ended the Cold War, with a few months of his leaving office in 1989 the Berlin Wall came down, in many respects Reagan gave freedom to Eastern Europe without a shot being fired by the US. Thus Reagan was a great President.

End Game for Egypt

Thus folks we are at the end game for the revolt in Egypt, as of now, and things can change in a minute it seems that President Mubarak wont be running for the nearest helicopter, the Army from news reports has forced him to name General Suleiman as his Vice - President, the Mubarak Government has been smart and sneaky, it has allowed the protesters to release some stream, while removing the police, this has allowed for looting, this has caused real worry to those in the Middle Class with homes and business, once a Middle Class fears for its own lot a revolution will hit the buffers. The Army of Egypt has played a clever game, it has allowed the steam of revolution to turn in to protest, violet sometimes but peaceful, a revolution has some violence, even the tearing down of the Berlin Wall was a form of violence against the State. This Sunday we have seen the Army move in more tanks and troops and jets, in the nightfall expect the Army and the Police to secure Cairo and other major cities. In this the it can be argued a majority of the people will support the move, they want law and order. Thus what can we expect tomorrow, the Army and Police will gradually reduce the protests, make them smaller, keep them on a secure level. After a decent period, Mubarak will be replaced by Suleiman, there will be elections, free in way but the Army will decides who wins, thus Egypt wins a way, no more Mubarak, and the West keeps a stable Egypt, that is in the interest of Egypt and the West.