Obama and Al Qaeda

BBC News: Reports that Al Qaeda is critical of the Obama visit to Egypt. If Obama has Al Qaeda rattled that is good, the problem is that Obama is fine with rhetoric but the follow through is weak. As with North Korea the USA has been tough on the PR front but no action, this has given the impression that Obama is an empty suit. All wind and no push, thus expect fine words from Obama in Egypt but no follow through, Iran will see his weakness as a green light to go nuclear, this will force Israel to attack Iran, this will destroy any Obama Middle East Peace Plan. The difference between Obama and Reagan is simple, Reagan was a Great Communicator but he had a bold Agenda, Obama has the rhetoric but he has the old Liberal Agenda. Thus one can discuss the Reagan Revolution but after either one or two terms it will be hard to call Obama a Revolutionary President.

Invasion of South Korea by the North ?

The Times: Reports on the prospects of a North Korean invasion of the South. A quick invasion and the taking of Seoul might not be that mad, North Korea has a million man army, South Korea has the better trained US Armed Forces and equipment, but a million man army could just be to much for South Korea. What if the North can take control of the South, what would the Obama Administration do, could they repel the North with conventional forces, problem they are stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan, would Obama go nuclear, have my doubts, so you see not that mad. This is why Obama has to get tough with North Korea, he might look weak and the North could just march in to the South, the Obama Presidency would be over before it started, he would be the President that lost South Korea to a Stalinist North Korea.

Woodward on the Obama Trail

The New Republic: Reports that Bob Woodward of Watergate fame is on the Trail of the Obama Administration. I enjoyed all three Woodward books on Bush 43, lets see how he does on Obama. It would be interesting to see how the new Obama Administration developed policy on Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, North Korea, Iran and the War on Terror. Also it will be interesting to see how Woodward treats Obama, so far the Elite Media has treated him as the secular second coming, he's a Chicago Politician after all, lets hope Woodward is as balanced as he was on Bush 43. Also it will be interesting to see who talks to Woodward, how in control of the message is the Obama Machine.

Nancy Reagan without President Reagan

Vanity Fair: Reviews a forthcoming article on Nancy Reagan, it shows that Nancy Reagan has a fine political mind, she states that Obama could have used her support for Stem Cell Research to outflank Conservative Republicans. One wonders what President Reagan would have made of President Obama, yes another great communicator but what about his Agenda, one can postulate that Reagan would have seen Obama as another LBJ, a Big Government Liberal from Chicago. On the other hand Obama has called Reagan a Great President, not Bill Clinton it should be added. Read of the Day.

50 billion =60% of GM= Sick man of the West

The UK in the 70s drunk on gov money, the USA making the same mistake! At the end of the day the Obama Administration will have to give more money to General Motors or should that be Government Motors. This US Government support for a Car Manufacture distorts the industry, President Obama stated this afternoon that his Administration would not interfere in the decisions that GM would have to take in the future after it comes out of Bankruptcy, but the Obama Administration wants GM to produce cars that fits its Green polices, in the long term it might be wise to move to electric cars, but in the short term can the middle class afford electric cars or fuel efficient cars, President Obama stated the following this afternoon, " In short, our goal is to get GM back on its feet, take a hands-off approach, and get out quickly..." But the President later stated the following, " So I'm confident that the steps I'm announcing today will mark the end of an old GM, and the beginning of a new GM; a new GM that can produce the high-quality, safe, and fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow; that can lead America towards an energy independent future; and that is once more a symbol of America's success. " Thus GM is an arm of the Obama Administration, lets recall the UK in the 1970s folks, Government was a major player in Industry, the result a disaster, and millions out of work when the Governement stoped the Spending. Thus Obama is Old Labour, thus as with New Labour, the New Democrats of Bill Clinton have been thrown off the cliff by the old guard big city Liberals. This is why Obama will lose in 2012.

Long Range Missile Test for North Korea

Fox News: Reports that North Korea could launch an ICBM within the next two weeks. The Obama Administration has to do something about North Korea, if Obama is seen as weak over North Korea this could damage his Middle East Policy. As stated before this would give the green light to Iran to go down the ICBM route, they have the ICBMs already its just the nuclear part they are waiting to add, thus North Korea could sell its nuclear technology to Iran and Iran would become another member of the nuclear club. As Israel sees Iran as a threat, it could be up to Israel to take out these nuclear weapons, it should be noted that Israel is also a nuclear power, they might not use a air strike, they could targets Iran with its ICBMs. Thus North Korea is linked to Iran and to the Obama National Security Policy.

End of an Era, The Last Survivor of the Titanic Dies

The Times: Reports on the death of the last survivor of the Titanic, Millvina Dean died at 97, its 98 years since the launch of the Titanic. I have always been curious of those that survived the Titanic, what they thought of the Feature and TV films of the event and of course books. Also in most Sci - Fiction shows the Titanic turns up, Time Tunnel, Dr Who. It must have been distressing to seen Time Travel shows where the Titanic was the background, in many respects the Titanic was the end of the Edwardian Period but also the start of our modern period, Titanic in 1912 and World War One in 1914. Also to those that survived the Titanic it was real event, not something from the distant past, but to the post Titanic generation it was another era before World War One, thus open to dramatic licence. There have been other tragic events before and after the Titanic, but the Titanic represents Man vs Nature, and Nature won.