Is Brown a Political Dodo ?

The Sunday Times: Reports that Nick Clegg the leader of the Liberal Democrats has stated that he will not support PM Gordon Brown in No 10 after the General Election. It really depends folks on how the Seats fall in the House of Commons, Mr Clegg just might be getting ahead of himself, the voter and the Labour Party wont like the idea that Mr Clegg thinks that he gets to be the King maker before a single vote is cast in the General Election. This blog still holds to its prediction that the Conservative Party will gain a small overall majority of between five and ten seats. The Liberal Democrats have to careful that they don't give the impression that they have allowed the polls to go to their heads. An HOUR is a very long time in politics folks.

Obama and 1915

The one thing about history is that it can come back and bite you on the backside, the issue of the Armenians that were massacred in Turkey in 1915 during World War One is not a new thorny issue for the Oval Office, even Reagan had problems with the issue in the 1980s. As Candidate Obama, President Obama called the deaths in 1915 a genocide, but POTUS has to deal with Turkey as a NATO ally, and a close friend in the region. The extreme liberal New York Times takes POTUS to task for his more diplomatic approach to Turkey, the President does not call these deaths a genocide, the NYT writes the following, " once again declined to do so on Saturday as he marked the anniversary of the start of the killings. " President Obama in a written statement states the following, " On this solemn day of remembrance, we pause to recall that ninety-five years ago one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century began. In that dark moment of history, 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their death in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. Today is a day to reflect upon and draw lessons from these terrible events. I have consistently stated my own view of what occurred in 1915, and my view of that history has not changed. ( In other words President Obama still keep to his view that the killings came under the term genocide but does not say that in the statement, for once Obama is right to follow the middle path, it seems to have annoyed the Left in the US and Turkey ) It is in all of our interest to see the achievement of a full, frank and just acknowledgment of the facts. The Meds Yeghern is a devastating chapter in the history of the Armenian people, and we must keep its memory alive in honor of those who were murdered and so that we do not repeat the grave mistakes of the past. I salute the Turks who saved Armenians in 1915 and am encouraged by the dialogue among Turks and Armenians, and within Turkey itself, regarding this painful history. Together, the Turkish and Armenian people will be stronger as they acknowledge their common history and recognize their common humanity. Even as we confront the inhumanity of 1915, we also are inspired by the remarkable spirit of the Armenian people. While nothing can bring back those who were killed in the Meds Yeghern, the contributions that Armenians have made around the world over the last ninety-five years stand as a testament to the strength, tenacity and courage of the Armenian people. The indomitable spirit of the Armenian people is a lasting triumph over those who set out to destroy them. Many Armenians came to the United States as survivors of the horrors of 1915. Over the generations Americans of Armenian descent have richened our communities, spurred our economy, and strengthened our democracy. The strong traditions and culture of Armenians also became the foundation of a new republic which has become a part of the community of nations, partnering with the world community to build a better future. Today, we pause with them and with Armenians everywhere to remember the awful events of 1915 with deep admiration for their contributions which transcend this dark past and give us hope for the future. " As they say in Chicago lets hope Obama has a learned a lesson, it easy on the Campaign trail to make statements about history, more easy if you don't have a clue! Obama is lawyer, he does not have a Degree in International Politics and International History. Thus history has come back to bite Obama on the backside, we have the history from 1915, and also the statements that Obama stated in the Campaign of 08. One doubts Obama has gone beyond his own hubris yet, but lets hope he has learned a lesson from history.

Brown to Lead from the FRONT

BBC News: Reports that UK PM Gordon Brown will take a more active role in the General Election. In the wise words of Yes Minister this is a " Courageous Move ", to the general public this means this is like watching the Titanic go down is low motion, as PM Brown said in the second debate he is not good at PR, and he wants to take centre stage, the Labour Cabinet must wish they had gotten rid of Brown when the had the chance, at this rate this will come third and no be the biggest Party in the House of Commons, Jim Hacker had better voter appeal.

Obama on Iran

It seems that President Obama has finally gotten around to the case of the three Americans being held in Iran since last year. The White House has stated the following on the case, " The United States remains deeply concerned by the case of three American hikers, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd, who have been detained in Iran without charge or access to legal representation since July 2009.....we were deeply alarmed to learn from the families today of their physical and emotional state of health. We fear their well-being will suffer even more unless their case is resolved without delay. We strongly believe these urgent developments are additional reasons for the government of Iran to release them immediately.......These three innocent Americans have been in detention in Iran for almost nine months without formal charges or access to legal representation as stipulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. There is absolutely no justification for their detention, and they should be released without further delay....As always, we urgently call on the Islamic Republic of Iran to resolve the cases of all missing and detained American citizens in Iran, including Robert Levinson who has been missing in Iran since March 2007. " It is simple folks, Iran will not release these hikers, they have seen that if they hold US citizens then Obama sends former President Bill Clinton to get them out, thus the case with North Korea. There is also the point that should Obama allow Israel to take action then these three hikers are toast in brutal terms. That the problems with Obama he might have been elected in Chicago but he has not learned the Chicago way works in the international community, Iran sees Obama as weak, thus they show him their heels when he keeps bowing to them, Iran wants the bomb, and they want US hostages. Lets be honest as of now Iran has all the Aces, Obama is naive and weak, and arrogant, thus while Nero, sorry POTUS fiddles with the health care of Americans, Iran is getting ready to go nuclear, it also hold US citizens as hostages to prevent an attack from the US or Israel. The families of the hikers should expect a long wait or even worse news, sorry but this blog is brutal when it thinks its right.

Financial Reform - Blocked in US Senate

The New York Times: Reports that US Republican Senators have blocked President Obama's financial reform bill in the US Senate, the Republicans argue that its bailout charter for Wall Street. This is a good move by the Republicans, if they can paint Obama as an ally of Wall Street vs Main Street they can use this in the 2010 Mid Term Elections. The US voter is sick to death of Government spending, if the Republicans can make it stick that Obama is funding Wall Street abuse of the tax payer then they could take the House and the Senate. Its an election year folks, everything is fair game, politics never ends, that is the Chicago Way.

Is the UK the next Greece?

BBC News: Reports that Greece has asked the EU/IMF to bail it out of its own financial mess. This could be the future for UK folks if there is a Hung Parliament, the UK voter has to smell the tea, if you vote for a Hung Parliament, which of the political parties are going to make the real cuts that will have to take place, real cuts in benefits and public spending. One gets the impression that the UK voter is having a Mid Life Crisis, but the voter needs to get one fact, the Government cant be the nanny state, it cant solve all your problems, in other words get your head out of your backside and see the the UK is drowning in red ink, there have to be deep and massive cuts in public spending. The Labour idea to increase NI Tax is a job killer, if people vote for young but dim but Mr Clegg they will end up with a Lib Dem/ Lab Pact, in that Pact you will have PM Gordon Brown in power, its that simple and brutal folks, Brown will hold on by his finger nails to the No 10. Thus if you don't want to see the UK like Greece and back in the 1970s see the real world, you have only one option, you might not like it, but its the real world, you have to vote Conservative, otherwise your voting for another five years of Gordon Brown.

Right Call - The UK Debate Last Night

Iain Dale's Diary: The Conservative Blogger calls it for the Conservative Leader David Cameron by a narrow margin. As stated last night in my live tweets of the debate, it was a Cameron win, but the debate was more equal, and Nick Clegg found it hard going when it came to the EU, not a good idea to say that he had worked for the EU in the past, that's the problem with Liberal Democrats they are so extreme pro EU they are out of touch with the voter in the UK. Also it should be noted that the young voter is not an automatic pro EU, in fact they can be very Conservative when it comes to Europe. Also PM Gordon Brown had a good line when it came to the LibDems want to get rid of the the UK's nuclear arsenal, the good line from Brown to Clegg to " Get Real " when it comes to Iran, shows the weakness of the Lib Dems and the real world. The Lib Dems sounded like Neville Chamberlain, they seem to trust Obama to come to the defence of the UK, ask the Czech Republic and Poland if they trust Obama. The best attack came from David Cameron when he called the Labour Party out on its false allegations that a new Conservative Government would cut the benefits to older voters, Brown stated that he not signed off on these political leaflets, rubbish folks, they are even in his own Seat leaflets, in that he is attacking the SNP, but same point. Lets see the polls after a few days, don't trust instant polls, Kerry won the debates in 2004 and still lost the election to Bush 43.