White House and Congress Battle Never Ending!

Chicagotribune.com: A interesting article on the battle between Congress and the White House on the powers of the President and Congress. The Battle could take years and who knows who will be in charge, could there be a Democratic President and a Republican Congress. History has a way of playing tricks, could the Congress win but the shoe be on the other foot and a Democratic President using the Bush argument and the Republican Congress using the Democratic argument.

A Role of a Vice - President

Vice - President Cheney gets more press than the President, here is an attack from Walter F. Mondale, yes that Mondale, Vice - President to Jimmy Carter the worst American President in American History. I mean Carter or Nixon I would pick Nixon to be President any day. The usual argument that we are in Watergate Waters. It seems that American Liberals can not see that we live in a post 9/11 world and the actions of the Bush Administration are the best polices to follow in this new grim world.

Reagan Diaries Review TLS

A great review of the Ronald Reagan Diaries in the Times Literary Supplement. All the reviews of the Reagan Diaries themselves have been good, many see the greatness of Reagan. On how they have been produced would have to agree with the Review. At present reading the Duff Cooper Diaries, that is the better way to show all aspects of the Diary. The Review states the following, " Any authentic diary as this one certainly is, must be full of incomplete, abbreviated or downright cryptic references which need to be elucidated by amplifications and insertions, explanatory footnotes and more extended notes too. " The Cooper Diaries fulfill the above review and are a great read as was the Reagan Diaries but the Diaries needed a Michael Bescholss to fill in the gaps and tell the reader what happened in cases if the story in not well known. In other words get the Reagan Diaries and enjoy the thoughts of a great President.

Iraq Withdrawal?

I thought media spin was dead and buried, well no it seems, a interesting article in the Sunday Times, word through back channels is that the new Prime Minister wants to get out of Iraq. The time when the Surge is having some effect and the new Prime Minister has read to much of the New York Times it seems, wants to get out faster than planned. It looks like Gordon Brown has allowed the need for distance from Tony Blair to sway his judgement when it comes to Iraq if the story has some legs. If Iraq falls it will make Afghanistan look like happy hour. As an old British Prime Minister said to an American President, " Don't Wobble " well the President needs to say to the new British Prime Minister a similar argument when it comes to Iraq.

New Era for UK and the USA

The New Era gets a Special Relationship start this weekend when Gordon Brown goes to Washington D.C to meet President George W. Bush. The Meeting takes place at Camp David. VIEWS has his doubts that the relationship will be as special as it was between Thatcher/Reagan and Bush and Blair.

The Whole Truth?

It is with great surprise not that VIEWS read that the US Democrats in Congress had called for a Special Prosecutor to look at the possibility that the Attorney General of the United States, Alberto Gonzales had perjured himself before a Congressional Committee. They also want Karl Rove to talk to them hence he has been subpoenaed. The Administration should play hard ball this is a time of war, this is not Watergate no matter what the Democrats think of the matter. Take the matter to the mat, in other words fight them and win.

New Poll - GWU - Battleground 08

A new Poll shows how effective Senator Obama would be in a national match up against Ex - Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani. Here is the raw data:

US Presidential Election in 2008:

Obama 52 %

Giuliani 43 %

On the other hand a match up against Giuliani and Clinton would create the following results.

Giuliani 50 %

Clinton 44 %

It should be noted that neither Fred Thompson or Al Gore have entered the race as of today. But from the Polls it could just be the year for Obama.