The POWER - The New Republican Congress

BBC News: Reports on the new power in the House of Representatives, from the Speaker Elect John Boehner to the stars of the Republican Congress, Paul Ryan and Eric Cantor. For the left wing BBC quite a fair review of their careers. Read of the Day.
　

The Oval and the Mid Term Elections

Reports that President Obama has telephoned the new Speaker - Elect of the House of Representatives Rep. Boehner, the President stated the following to the successful Republicans “ looking forward to working with him and the Republicans to find common ground, move the country forward and get things done for the American people. ”. The Oval has one chance to get this right off the mark, the President has a choice, he can look the American voter in the eye and admit that health care reform was passed without their approval and will be reformed and the Bush 43 tax cuts will be extended for all, or he can be arrogant and think that the US voter is simple and that he has to lead them to voter, that he will not move from his liberal agenda and will just fight the Congress for the next two years. The problem when you look at Obama is the fact that he has not shown that he has the pragmatic skills of a Reagan or Bill Clinton, he has shown the arrogance of Jimmy Carter, also he seems not to have that REAGAN connection with the US voter, thus we shall what Obama is made off over the next few months, the wrong path and one term President in 2012.

The Mid Terms and the Senate

The New York Times: Reports on the latest results, the Democrats on 51 Seats hold the Senate while the Republicans are on 46, a gain of six. There are three more States to announce the result. Although the Republicans didn’t take the Senate they control what can get through, to move anything in the Senate you need 60 votes, if the Republicans keep together then the Senate is frozen. The real problem is for Democratic Senators that represent Conservative or Moderate States, will they prevent a Bill that revokes ObamaCare, will they uphold a Presidential veto by the Obama White House. In 2012 a majority of Democrats are up for re - election, are they willing to be flushed down the toilet to save the Obama Presidency. Its fun time again folks on the Hill.

The Mid Term Results - The Day After Part Three

The New York Times: Reports on the results on the 2010 Mid Term Elections, in the House the Republicans are on 239 Seats a gain of over sixty seats, the Democrats are on 183 with 13 Seats still to announce their results. In the House this a great result for the Republicans, it gives the House Republicans the mandate to bury the Obama Agenda. The 1st Bill out of the House should be a Bill to revoke ObamaCare, force the Senate Democrats to kill the bill or even better get President Obama to VETO the bill. Any big spending bills by the Oval are dead in the water, the Republicans in the House should go for smaller government reforms, low taxes, strong defence, all things that Obama is weak on before the 2012 elections. One Party rule is over folks, the founding fathers would be proud of the voter.

The GUIDE for the Night - Mid Term Elections

Guardian: A Guide to the 2010 Mid Terms, when to watch for latest poll results. If you’re a political geek its your night! Read of the Day.

Will Obama hurt Hillary Clinton in 2012 or 2016 ?

Telegraph: Has an interesting article that argues that a damaged Obama Presidency will hurt the political future of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the article states the following, “ The last 21 months have been a period of marked US decline, both at home and abroad,….”. The weakness of the Obama Presidency from its cowering appeasing of Iran to its hostile policy towards Poland, Czech Republic due to its restart policy with the Russian Bear has not gotten the Oval much in return, while Israel has been hung out dry by an Obama Presidency who thinks its press statements are the 10 Commandments. In many respects on reading the Jimmy Carter Diary one can see the arrogance of Jimmy Carter in the nature of President Obama. Thus the question Bill Clinton will be asking is when should Secretary Clinton knife Obama in the back, resign over Israel or Iran and run against him in 2012, do a Reagan of 1976. The one problem for the first " Black " President Bill Clinton is the fact that the African - American vote in the Democratic Party is very powerful, can Secretary Clinton afford to dump Obama without some political costs, or does Secretary Obama go down to defeat with Obama in 2012 and refuse his offer of the VP spot and then run in 2016, one of the best political operators is Bill Clinton, he will watch the returns tonight with great interest and looking at the political clock.

The Day After Part 2

The New York Times Blog: Reports that the day after the Mid Term Elections President Obama will hold a press conference to state that he understand the point of the election returns, the President will call for end of the political division and for the Parties to work together. In other words the Oval still does not get it, if Obama was serious about learning from the election defeat he would say that HE was sorry for going beyond his mandate and not stressing jobs, jobs and jobs, the problem with the Oval is the view that the US voter is thick and this vote in the Mid Terms is frightened vote, that if the voter had a brain cell they would see that the Obama’s economic package has saved jobs even with the unemployment at 9.6%. Also that health care reform is just as it covers those that didn’t have cover at the expense of those that do have cover, such as those that are old and those on a low level wage. If this is the Obama response to the Mid Term Election defeat he will join the club of one term Presidents, he will be another Jimmy Carter.