Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that a UK Soldier was killed today in Afghanistan, the Soldier was from the “ 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, part of Combined Force Nad-e Ali ”. Thus since 2001 the UK has lost 332 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, of that total it has lost 292 in combat operations and 40 due to illness, accidents or other incidents.

Half Million Americans OUT of Work - Obama’s Economy

Fox News: Reports that half a million Americans sought unemployment benefits thus far in August. If the job prospects for Americans looks this bleak in November the Democrats will be swept from Office, this on the one hand might be the best thing for Obama, he would have no choice but to move to the centre, should the Obama White House not move then its finished, the Republicans will have the Hill and the Republicans will take the White House, Richard Nixon could have taken Obama if the economy stays this bad in 2012.

Obama, the Mosque and 2012

Daily Mail: Reports on the possibility that the proposed Mosque near the site of 9/11 could open on 9/11 2011, and this could finish the Obama Presidency. The White House political operations must wonder if Obama really in his hearts of hearts wants a second term as President, there comes a point that it does not matter what a President states the audience the US voter has turned away, Obama from his economic package, to health care reform, the idea of 9/11 trials in New York, to the slow reaction to the Oil spill in the Gulf and now the Mosque has kicked the US voter in the teeth to many times, the November Mid Term Elections cold be a nightmare for the Democrats, the could lose the Hill and this could be a warm up act to Obama losing his re - election bid in 2012.

Xmas has COME - Mad Men in September

Guardian: Reports that the fourth season of Mad Men is coming to UK TV’s in September. There is a God folks, what a show, when men could wear suits, when women could be women, who does not want to be Don Draper when they grow up, the charm, the women, the drinking and the smoking ( its bad for you YES ), the women, know that was the 1960s.

The WAR is really OVER in IRAQ ?

Telegraph: Reports that the last combat troops have left Iraq. There are still over fifty thousand US troops in Iraq folks, but they are there to train Iraqi forces, at the end of the day Iraq did not turn out to be Vietnam what ever the US Left thought or wanted. The deal struck by Bush 43 and the Iraqi Government will see all US troops out of Iraq by 2011, in essence Bush 43 was shown to be right with his surge in 2007, while Senator Obama and Senator Biden did not support the policy. Lets see if Obama turns Iraq from a victory in to defeat, time will tell, will the country fall in to civil war or form a stable Iraqi Democracy, so far it’s a balance, no government has been formed after the elections but they are still talking. Thus Iraq after all the death and money spent is a net positive for the US, while Afghanistan really might turn in to another Vietnam and Obama could be come LBJ.

The WORLD needs to do more in Pakistan - Gordon Brown

BBC News: Reports on remarks by the former Labour PM Gordon Brown, Mr Brown has stated that the World Community has to do more to help stricken Pakistan. This is a chance for the West to show that it helps a Muslim Country when it counts, also it will show the shallowness of the Taliban of Pakistan and of their friends the Taliban of Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. Time for the World to Act folks.

Obama 41% Approval - Gallup

Gallup: Reports on its latest poll on the performance of President Obama in office, thus the latest daily tracking poll has President Obama’s approval at 41% and disapproval at 52%. If the Obama polls are this negative in November the Democrats will be in trouble, the list of negative actions by Obama is endless, from his economic package that failed to get jobs to the latest mess concerning the building of a Muslim Mosque near the centre of 9/11, Obama seems to turn gold in to lead. One has to admit one sees Obama as a charismatic Gordon Brown, and the same fate, when a politician stop listening and develops a tin ear for the voters they are thrown out, Obama had it all, charisma, charm, the faith of the American people and he blew it big time. The best thing that could happen to President Obama is for the Republicans to take the Congress, he would be forced by events to move to the centre, if the Republicans take the Hill and Obama fails to act like Bill Clinton after 1994 he well could face a challenge from within the Democratic Party from Hillary Clinton and then go down to defeat like Jimmy Carter. Obama is no Reagan or JFK, he is a dud in political terms.