Clinton Wins 1st Debate

Politics is a matter of impression more than reality, Senator Clinton showed she understood that when Americans elect a President they want a President that will act if the United States is under threat or has been attacked, in the debate when asked what she would do if America was attacked, she stated she would used armed force to attack the enemy. Obama reacted if he was running for Mayor of Berkley, about getting right intelligence, getting people on the ground, when a country is attacked people want cold ruthless revenge not a debating President. On this 1st round 1- 0 to Clinton. VIEWS has been quite critical of Clinton it has to be stated, might be worth a second look. Western Security requires an experienced President, a President with resolve in these troubled times.

The Edwardians - Diary of a Nobody

Humour is very subjective, VIEWS smiled through the first episode, it is funny, well acted and a great script. But it could be argued perhaps it would have been better if the monologue had been dropped and the characters talked about had been shown and the story followed in that manner, VIEWS could be wrong it has been known, shall watch all the rest of the shows to see if it gets more funny, Humour again is very subjective.

The Edwardians, The World of Albert Kahn

The second episode of this wonderful series, Edwardians in Colour: The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn was even better than the first, we see the United States, Japan, India, Mongolia in the Edwardian Period. In VIEWS interest the Edwardian Period is at the top, on the whole it has been Imperial Russia and the political developments up to 1914, but this series has in some respects shows there is more to that period that reading the diary's of Kings, Emperors and the political actions of politicians. When looking at these colour pics VIEWS has wondered what happened to the people did they survive the great turbulence of the First World War, did these pictures in some respect represent their happy life's before war, natural disasters and disease took them. But of course on the whole we cant know what happened, but we see the high and low points of the period, before the destruction of 1914.

The President V Congress

The US Senate has a passed that calls for a Time Table to withdraw troops form Iraq by early next year, the President has stated that he will Veto this Bill. The process of the Bill has been a game, the Democrats don't have the votes to over turn a Presidential Veto, thus they are playing to their left wing appeasement base, at the moment they are following the Polls and think this is the way to win the Presidency. As I have written to be thought as in the same company as those that supported Appeasement in the 1930s shows why the Democrats lose elections over and over again, they learn nothing, EVENTS change and you cant bet your Presidential bid on the idea things are going bad NOW then events wont change, Politics is about change, and the great unwashed, that is us the people, VIEWS does consider himself a man of the people, those that bother to VOTE, have very short recall, they might say in one poll get the troops out but if the SURGE works will say they never supported a cut and run policy and vote against a politician who though that is what the people wanted, you are not lead by the people you lead the people, hint there for Senator Reid. George W. Bush is President of the United States of America and he wont allow Iran to became a Nuclear Power, if he attacks Iran, the left will go mad, but it should be noted Iran is not on the top ten favourite list of the American people. A massive air attack on Iran, wipe out their nuclear development, force the Democrats to eat their words. It should be recalled in 1983 after a terrorist attack on American troops in Lebanon, President Ronald Reagan ordered the invasion of Grenada, some of the left attacked the move but it worked, Reagan finished off the political aspirations of Former Vice - President Walter Mondale in the 1984 Presidential Election. Mondale could not even win his old Senate Seat back years later when he was drafted in on short notice to run for the Senate after the death of a fellow Senator. This is the time for Bush 43 to act, stand tough on Iraq and start to plan for Iran. As a wily British Prime Minister once stated when asked what could happen in the future, "Events, Events " The Democrats see an election but they do not see the future.

Lieberman and Iraq

Senator Lieberman a Independent Democrats supports the War in Iraq, that is why he is an Independent and the votes of a lot of Republicans in his home state, but here is the crux of this blog, Lieberman is right in his article that the threat to the United States in Iraq is al-Qaeda but he talks the talks the talk but wont walk the walk. If Lieberman wanted to stop the foolish actions of the Democrats in the United States Senate he could vote with the Republicans and make them the Majority Party in the Senate. Lieberman cant have it both ways, if he thinks his old party is wrong on the most important issue facing the USA then why is he still supporting the Democrats to run the US Senate. It has come time for the good Senator to do more than talk the talk he has to walk the walk. The Issue is to important for a half way house, it should be asked of Lieberman " When Sir are you going to walk the walk and really support the War in Iraq and leave the Democrats or is it all talk, What is your answer Senator. "

Iraq and the VETO

The House has passed a resolution to withdraw troops from Iraq by next year, the Senate will pass it soon, thus the President has no choice but to Veto the Bill and make sure he gets a clean Bill next time, the President is looking at the Security of the United States the Democrats are looking at their bank balance to fight elections, who would you want to safe guard your security. It is time that the President stand firm and tall, he is the President of the United States of America and if the Democrats don't like it they should start to win Presidential Elections.

Yeltsin Buried Today

Boris Yeltsin

Courtesy of the NARA: US National Archives

Today Russia Buried a great leader but more important a great Russian. Boris Yeltsin was Russia, the real Russia of DEMOCRACY and FREEDOM, it can be argued that Russia today could do with the kind of leadership that aims for Democracy and greater wealth for all Russians. Yeltsin gave the world a great gift, the end of the USSR, the future of Russia is in the hands of leaders who seem to want allow the economic Freedom but want to control the Democracy. Today Russia lost a great leader of Freedom lets hope its present leaders think of the road they are taking and change path and follow the road of DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM.