Big WIN for Biden on the HILL - Biden Era

The White House: Statement by President Biden on the Infrastructure Deal agreed by Republicans and Democrats, " I am pleased to join a bipartisan group of United States Senators and announce our deal to make the most significant long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century...I want to thank the bipartisan group for working together and the committee chairs for raising their ideas and concerns with me, Vice President Harris, and members of the Cabinet...This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function, deliver, and do big things. As we did with the transcontinental railroad and the interstate highway, we will once again transform America and propel us into the future...This deal makes key investments to put people to work all across the country—in cities, small towns, rural communities, and across our coastlines and plains...It will put Americans to work in good-paying, union jobs repairing our roads and bridges. It will put plumbers and pipefitters to work replacing all of the nation’s lead water pipes so every child and every American can turn on the faucet at home or school and drink clean water—including in low-income communities and communities of color that have been disproportionally affected by dangerous lead pipes...Americans will build transmission lines and upgrade our power grid to be more resilient and cleaner. Americans will strengthen our infrastructure, like our levees, in the face of extreme weather like superstorms, wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, and heat waves.....American workers will make a historic investment to install the first-ever national network electric vehicle charging stations and undertake critical environmental clean-ups...This bipartisan deal is the most important investment in public transit in American history and the most important investment in rail since the creation of Amtrak 50 years ago. It will deliver high speed internet to every American...And, we’re going to do it without raising taxes by one cent on people making less than $400,000 a year—no gas tax increase and no fee on electric vehicles...This agreement will help ensure that America can compete in the global economy just when we are in a race with China and the rest of the world for the 21^st Century...And, it comes at a critical time. We are emerging from this pandemic with an economy that is back from the brink. We are seeing the fastest job growth on record. We are experiencing the fastest economic growth in nearly four decades...Everyone from unions to business leaders and economists left, right, and center believe the public investments in this deal will mean more jobs, higher productivity, and higher growth for our economy over the long term. Experts believe that the majority of the deal’s benefits will flow to working families...Of course, neither side got everything they wanted in this deal. But that’s what it means to compromise and forge consensus—the heart of democracy. As the deal goes to the entire Senate, there is still plenty of work ahead to bring this home. There will be disagreements to resolve and more compromise to forge along the way.. But the bottom line is—the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is a blue-collar blueprint to rebuild America that will help make our historic economic recovery a historic long-term boom.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is a BIG WIN for Biden, the real problem comes with his other big idea, that costs 3.5 Trillion and that is not big enough for the extreme left.  Even more moderate Democrats have stated that they oppose it, we shall see if they have the courage to face down the more left wing House.  That is a future fight, as noted this is a big spending bill, what is surprising is that Republicans on the whole have gone along with this idea, the pandemic makes strange political bedfellows, and it can be argued that the US needs this kind of massive government action, they face stiff competition from China for the leadership role in the 21st Century.  A time for Biden to celebrate, this working across party lines goes down well with the voters, should help the Democrats in the 2022 Mid Terms. 

Afghanistan and Iraq - The Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " First Afghanistan, now Iraq. As Iraq's prime minister visits the White House for talks with President Joe Biden, an announcement has been made that all remaining US combat troops will be out of Iraq by the end of this year as part of an ongoing "US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue".  "

Lets Get Real:

Thus another MISTAKE by POTUS, he has withdrawn US troops from Afghanistan but the US is still using US air power to protect the forces of the Government of Afghanistan, what happens if they can not get there in time, US Air Forces have also withdrawn from Afghanistan, thus they have to use local bases of friendly countries or use their Air Craft Carries, its not like having planes on the ground.   With Iraq POTUS is making the same mistake as President Obama, he withdrew US forces from Iraq in 2011 and Daesh came close to taking over the Country, the US had to send in new forces to protect Iraq.   What is stop the various terrorist groups supporting Daesh in Iraq and thus giving them bases in Afghanistan and Iraq, also it add to the power of Iran in the area.  POTUS is a disaster when it comes to foreign policy, the get out of US troops shows America's enemies that the US can not stay the course.   This will cause trouble down the road, it always does. 

Northern Ireland Sausages - Northern Ireland Protocol - After Brexit

BBC News: Reports " Brexit: NI-GB trade agreement must be overhauled immediately - UK "

Lets Get Real:

The UK Government should take a FIRM STAND with the EU, the Brussels EU is trying to hold the UK to EU standards, the UK should say NO and not threaten Article 16 but invoke it, thus something bought and sold in London can be sent direct to Belfast without any EU supervision.  The EU is like the old Austrian - Hungarian Empire, the States want their Sovereignty back, the Eastern States did not get rid of the USSR whip to be bought under the EU whip.  The EU has to change or will die, either it becomes a SUPER STATE, with Brussels at the centre or it fades over time.  PM Boris should pull the plug on the Northern Ireland Protocol it is doing harm to the province, and the province is part of the UK. 

The Memoirs of Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor vs Prince Harry - Royal News

Daily Mail: Reports " 'I was in unconscious rebellion against my position': How 'lonely' Edward VIII shocked world with his explosive 1951 autobiography... seven decades before Prince Harry is set to release his own memoir "

Lets Get Real:

There are many similarities between Edward VIII, the Duke of Windsor  and Prince Harry, they youth were effected by on the Duke's part a strict Victorian up bringing, while Prince Harry saw his parents divorce, and his mother lose here HRH on her divorce, the Duke of Windsor was a playboy in the 1920s, while Prince got himself to one scrape after another, William is seen as the stable one.  On the other hand both Edward and Harry served their Countries during a time of WAR, Edward was in France, he was kept from anything really dangerous, while Harry went to Afghanistan twice, once on the ground and then in the air.   Then both meet Americans, who have been divorced, Edward needed Mrs Simpson, while Harry sees to need the backbone of his wife, Meghan Markle.  The Duke of Windsor was furious that his wife was not given the title of HRH, it seems about time that the Queen removed that from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, they have to be shown that no one is bigger than the firm.

The Files, The Files Part 2 - Tony Blair Era - After Brexit

Sky News: Reports " Bill Clinton turned down tea with the Queen: Five things we learned from newly declassified papers...Documents from 1997 also show that aides belonging to newly elected Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were at loggerheads - and that the Millennium Dome was on the brink of being scrapped after Princess Diana's death.  "

Lets Get Real:

The question that has to be asked, was where were the press, the British press on the whole gave the first Labour Administration a FREE PASS, the fact that Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were at war came out much later, and it was only the IRAQ war that broke the thumb over the Blair Government over the press.  One wonders if any of the above will be reported by the liberal left wing press, that includes BBC News, not their web page, Sky News not their web page, Channel four, Guardian, and of course the Times, that paper has gone very LEFT WING, it can not stand Boris and Brexit supporters.  At least some of the web pages have the story. 

The Files, The Files - Tony Blair Era - After Brexit

BBC News: Reports " Tony Blair's Irish Famine message not signed off by him, archive papers show "

Lets Get Real:

To think in the modern day a message of this importance was signed off by a No 10 official, without the PM writing or approving it, this shows why we ended up sofa government of the Blair Era and the mess of Iraq.  It has been nearly 24 years since the massive landslide of the Blair first Government.  The real interesting files will come later, IRAQ, AFGHNAISTAN, were there any worries about the economy around 2007 and why didn't Blair or Brown see the sub prime market going down the toilet.  It always comes down to the files, the real hidden truth of Government. 

The RIGHT to Vote in the US - Biden Era

BBC News: Reports " Voting rights: How the battle is unfolding across the US "

Lets Get Real:

This is a power grab by Democrats, they want elections to last all year around, a couple of weeks before election becomes a couple of months.  The US Supreme Court has made it clear that STATES decide the process for election, of course the Democrats are going to cry foul, they think only Democratic votes should count ALL the time.   Of course the Republicans are not doing this based on sound ideology, they have fallen for the lie that Former President Trump is spouting, that he was robbed in 2020. Biden won the election fair and square but he has been drafted by the LEFT of his party to push for a constant Democratic victory.  The right to vote is not the question, its the manner of voting, and that is up to the States.