New Era Blogs

Ian Dale's Diary, latest on the Labour political Campaign in the North of the Country, or not as the case may be at the present.

Guido , on the trail of Gordo our next Great Leader!

Its Gordon Says Tony

It seems that Tony Blair has thrown in the towel, it will be Gordon Brown as the next Prime Minister, a Scot while Scotland is going down the road to divorce, does Tony know something we don't or can he see the future, SNP in power in Scotland, moving for more power while England has a Scottish Prime Minister. Why does VIEWS think that Gordon Brown wont have ten years in power and that is what our Tony sees, three years then out either because Labour lose a General Election or because Scotland goes all the way down the road to divorce and thus Gordon Brown a Scottish MP would have to go, does Tony see the future and smile.

2008 Political Race

Some Interesting Articles on the 2008 Political Race for the White House.

Washington Post, the article looks at the pressure points within the Democratic Party, from the left and right and how Obama must manage them to win the Nomination and the election in 2008.

The New York Times, the article looks at the prospects of Fred Thompson running and his chances of winning.

Creators, Conservatives should look at Hillary Clinton in 2008 and think about voting for another Clinton to be President!! VIEWS is not there yet on this!

Washington Post, An article about Clinton's Pollster and his map for winning in 2008.

Obama Front Runner?

Rasmussen Reports, one of the best for polling has Obama ahead of Clinton for the first time in the 2008 race, 32 to 30. Lets recall its May 2007 not January 2008 we have a long time to go before this really matters beyond Political Geeks like VIEWS.

Tony Blair Future Plans

It is reported that Tony Blair will announce his future plans next week, after one of the worst political election routs Labour has had since the Foot Era if the polls are right. Gordon Brown will became PM and we will still be in Iraq, Thanks Tony!

Yeltsin by Clinton

A very good article by Bill Clinton on Boris Yeltsin, Clinton has learned from the his autobiography to be short and to the point. I would normally have expected five pages just on the Introduction and and some points on how great he was before getting to the subject. I read his autobiography and because I am am political geek liked some aspects compared to the critical review the book received. I recall when Bill Clinton was on Larry King Live before the book was published and Bill Clinton was going on that he kept all his records, even from College days, Larry made an excellent point that he should keep it short, President Clinton did not listen, thus the critical reaction to his book. As a political geek would not mind reading Bill Clinton if he keeps it short and to the point, am sure Bill Clinton could be a great political writer, but there are rules to writing as in life, as long as you learn them you can go far in this world.

The Media and the Debate

Washington Post, how Clinton acted would act tough during a crisis while Obama showed he has only two years real high politics experience.

Slate, in essence making Obama sound better and tougher, correction of his flawed debate Performance.

The Politico, states the following on Obama and the Debate, " After Obama responded to two foreign policy questions with indirect, rambling answers, he was able to use the combative responses of Kucinich and Gravel ( other Democrats in the field ) as a foil for his second try at sounding decisive. " There is a thread that the Media and the love in with Obama is at and end, this is real hard tough politics, sounding the call for a positive debate might work in Berkley it just gets you second in Presidential Politics. Nixon learnt that lesson the hard way in 1960 when Kennedy's Campaign was out to win no matter what and how, Nixon had not been tough enough, he was in 1968, does Obama need another eight years to learn how to Run to be President, this is his challenge NOW, otherwise it will be Hillary Clinton in 08.

Newsweek. What Obama has to do to during the next few months to put some meat on his campaign, but not to much meet that it can be turned around and used to destroy that campaign. VIEWS did read some troubling aspects, the Senator come across behind closed doors as a bit of a Jimmy Carter and John Kerry, clever but does he need to be the brainest person in the room and asking a lot of questions to advisers in and out of the campaign. As Reagan showed, have four or five major policy aims, keep on record and WIN. Being the best and brightest is not that great, Vietnam anybody, hope Obama is not another Carter or Kerry.