Good Day in Iraq

The Times: Reports on a secular victory in the elections in Iraq. This path taken by Iraq shows that the War was a just War. This allows the people of Iraq to see a future of peace and security, lets hope the Obama Administration does not mess it up with any pandering to the left in the USA.

Is Obama a Leader ?

Fox News: Reports on a harsh attack on President Obama's leadership by a Top Republican. At the end of the day its about winning, Obama has the votes and he will push his Economic Plan through, he won as he keeps repeating, well the Republicans will have to win the Mid Term Elections in 2010.

Obama's Money Pit Part Two

CNN News: Reports on discussion in the Senate on Obama's Economic Plan. It seems that Obama has followed the pandering route to Democrats, he is not interested in having Republican support for his Plan, he will pick up a few Moderate Republicans and then push the Plan through the Congress. It will be a win of a kind, but at a cost, if and this is a big IF, the plan does not work then what, he cant go back to the well again, even the Moderate Republicans wont have the stomach for another bailout, lets hope the West Wing is running its political operation better than its selection process for the Cabinet.

Obama's Money Pit

The New York Times: Reports that President Obama will push his Economic Plan through with Democrats and a few moderate Republican support. The Liberal Times supports the Obama Plan, as the paper is going out of business it does not see reality it sees its Agenda. Thus if President Obama pushes this Plan through with just Democrats support he will own the plan, if it does not work Obama will be another Jimmy Carter Mark 11. In 1981 Reagan pushed his Economic Plan through with Democratic support, if Obama uses this basic political move of just having a Democratic Bill he could face the same fate as Bill Clinton in 1994 when the former President lost House to Republicans. It can be argued that Obama lacks the political craft of Clinton and Reagan, thus it can be postulated that Obama will be a one term President.

No Money if you Pray!

Fox News: Reports that Conservatives argue that the Obama Economic Plan would ban money going to Higher Education Establishments that allowed individuals to Pray. Nice to know that Obama wants to give money to Hollywood but does not think God should get attention, Liberal Values, No Taxes and No God.

The Senate Votes and the Obama Economic Plan

CNN News: Reports that Republicans in the Senate still have the power to block the Democratic Agenda. The Obama White House has to take two things in to consideration, they are pure politics, not on the merits of the Plan. On the one hand, can Obama be a new kind of leader if he gets no Republican support in the House and Senate and has to push his plan through with only Democratic votes, on the other if he is seen as weak and can be pushed around; to get Republican votes; this will create big problems down the line for the Administration. In pure political terms is it better to take the risk and push the Plan through with just Democratic votes and own the result or is it better to take some time, get cross party support but run the risk of being seen as weak. It depends how long it takes to get this Plan through, in pure political terms it would better to get Republican support, Reagan in 81 had Democrats in the House and Senate to support his Agenda, if Obama can get this and still look strong then better to have this long discussion but time is a matter of politics, better to be seen as a strong leader aka Reagan than a weak leader aka Jimmy Carter.

Reagan and Gorbachev, End of the Cold War

The Times: Reports how President Reagan and President Gorbachev finished the threat of the Cold War. This is a chance for Obama and Putin to lessen the diplomatic results of the invasion of Georgia by Russia last year. The Two leaders can develop a new deal that will vastly reduce the stockpile of Nuclear Weapons. The threat is not from Russia its from Iran, North Korea. Read of the Day.