Ann Romney Speech - Review

BBC News: Reports on Ann Romney's speech to the Republican National Convention.

Lets Get Real:

The speech was good folks, simple, direct, from the heart, it made Governor Mitt Romney human, dealt with the problems the family had in the past, Ann Romney has had to deal with MS and breast cancer, how Romney made his money. The Speech should bring some bounce in the polls for the Romney/Ryan ticket. The big test is Thursday when Romney takes the stage, he is not as charismatic as Reagan or has the folksy manner of Bush 43, thus Romney should play to his basic points, good at business, a family man, a citizen politician, the man who saved the winter Olympics, the US voter has seen the Obama charisma, thus they might want a professional but boring kind of President. The last thing Romney should do is to try and out charisma Obama, it wont work, for all his faults POTUS is great at making speeches. Lets see what Thursday brings folks.

Afghan Massacre - Taliban

Guardian: Reports that the Taliban of Afghanistan have killed 17 people, the article notes the following, " ..killed 17 civilians – reportedly by cutting their throats – in a remote and violent corner " of Afghanistan.

Lets Get Real:

The West is leaving the poor people of Afghanistan, men, women and children to the mercy of the Taliban, murders, thugs, criminals and complete B ( you can finish that word folks ). This will be Southern Vietnam 1975 all over again, who will be on the last helicopter out, and what UK Soldier will die for nothing, and if the West is not about winning in Afghanistan then any death is for nothing, lets get our brave boys and women out NOW, this war can not be won, this is bloody Afghanistan after all, powers never have a good time, one has to feel sorry for the poor people of Afghanistan, after the West leaves the people will be returned to the Dark Ages, shame on the West.

Ed Miliband vs. Ed Balls - Labour Divisions

Telegraph: Reports on policy clash between the Labour Leader Ed Miliband and the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls, the article notes the following on the Ball's negatives , " ..not always consulted the party leader before making key announcements. He is understood not to discuss his future plans in shadow Cabinet meetings. ".

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This brings back the good memories of the Blair/Brown feud between 1997 - 2010, if Ed Miliband becomes PM will he as Blair had to to, send spies around to the Chancellors office to see what is in the Budget. One has to say the BALL's has learned his lessons well from MASTER, Gordon Brown, one would think Brown would be proud of him, but for the fact that BALL's has dished his former MASTER. One has to ask who is leaking this, of course it comes from the office of the leader, as in the good old days you have two different Courts that slag each other off, one has to wonder without the firm grip of the old New Labour machine can these splits be held in till 2015. Is power more important to Labour, or being a big fish in small bowl, interesting times ahead folks.

Syrian Update - Syrian Crisis

BBC News: Reports that the Free Syrian Army has claimed that it has shot down a Assad Regime Military helicopter that was firing on a district in Damascus.

Lets Get Real:

One has to wonder how the rebels are getting equipment that can shoot down an advance Syrian helicopter, the Gulf States are providing arms and equipment while the UK and the US are proving no military support, well that is the official line, it is reported from the Turkish/Syrian border that the CIA is stopping anti Western terrorists groups in Syria from getting any weapons, they do not want a repeat of what happened in Afghanistan when the US did not really care who got the military support as long as the USSR was taken down, some of those groups became the Taliban, and then of course we have Al Qaeda, thus the West is being more careful this time. Thus the overthrow of Assad will take longer but it will happen folks, it is just a matter of time, the Russians will support Assad at the UN, while Iran will give military support, neither will risk if they are clever in placing their own troops on the ground, that would be a red flag to the West.

The Romney Convention Speech - 2012 Race

Guardian: Reports on the forthcoming Romney Speech at the Republican National Convention, the article states that Romney needs to do a Bush 41, " George Bush Sr, with a reputation, like Romney, of being an uninspired speaker, was under similar pressure to perform...".

Lets Get Real:

The Romney Camp have to accept that Governor Mitt Romney is no Obama when it comes to making speeches, he should not even try, he is not folksy either like Bush 43, he should make the speech simple and to the point, tell the US voter how a Romney Administration would bring the US back from recession, he has worked in the private sector, thus knows the ups and downs, unlike Obama. That he wants a strong US, with a good defence, the Obama Administration wants to cut defence spending. That a Romney would repeal ObamaCare and be an economic hawk like Reagan and also follow the Reagan in making the US a shinning City on a Hill again. The Republicans need to keep it simple and professional, the fancy rhetoric of Obama is wearing thin on the US voter, be yourself Governor Romney.

Limited No Fly Zone for Syria - France

Telegraph: Reports that the French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called for a limited no fly in Syria, the fly zone would cover areas under the control of the rebels.

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This could be another Libya folks, France, the UK and Turkey provide the air cover while POTUS leads from behind. If this policy develops it could cause problems for President Obama and PM Cameron. The idea for the no fly zone is that it would happen outside the authority of the UN, the US left would go bonkers, the Liberal Democrats in the UK could walk out of the UK Coalition Government. Thus in less we hundreds or even thousands killed every day this blog has it doubts that the US or the UK will move. Of course should the Assad Regime use chemical weapons on its people or transfer them to its terrorists allies the West from reports in the UK Times has Special Forces in the region to take out these WMD's. The Syrian Civil War is close to a tipping point folks, this can not go forever, its causing problems for the neighbour countries, with refugees and the fight in Syria crossing the border, thus in the future the West might have no choice but to act folks, watch this space.

Greece and the EU

BBC News: Reports that Antonis Samaras the Greek PM has asked for a two year breathing space from the EU when it comes to the austerity package for Greece.

Lets Get Real:

The German Government for its own future would be MAD to agree to any more Greek requests, what ever the Greeks promise when it comes to reform it will not happen, they are playing the clock, they idea being the longer the EU does not throw Greece out then it will be harder when the times comes. The Greek public sector is to powerful, there are political and union interests in slowing down the process, the Germans should say we tried, the Greeks have failed, and do not let the door hit you on the way out. This Greek economic crisis seems like a Time Loop, never ending, the same issue, the same problems and no resolution just endless political fudges. The Greek gift is the destruction of the Euro, time to bite the head of the snake and smash that Greek gift.