Review of Presidential Press Conference

White House Blog: Transcript of the Presidential Press Conference Last Night. President Obama held a press conference last night to push for his health care reform, one simple verdict, rubbish. The President it seems does not understand what the term Press Conference means, he takes questions, he took 11 last night in a hour. The Press allowed Obama to waffle, and I mean waffle, after an hour in less you had PhD in the subject you would not have understood what an earth Obama was waffling about, and his spin was not that great, never start a press a conference with assertions that can be challenged if you had a tougher reporters, the President stated the following, " we passed a Recovery Act that has already saved jobs and created new ones....And the Recovery Act will continue to save and create more jobs over the next two years -- just like it was designed to do. " It seems that President Obama has missed the fact that unemployment has nearly reached 10% and in some states its 15%. The Recovery Act so far, has not worked, why does the President think his polls have started to go South. If your pass a massive economic package to jump start the economy and it has not worked, don't be surprised if the Congress and the Voters start to think you have lost the plot. I did think Obama was a Liberal Reagan, not so sure now, Health Care just might to use a TV phrase show that Obama has jumped the shark, and Obama is no Reagan or the Fonz from Happy Days.

That Mistake - Blunt the Spy

The Times: Reports that the memoirs of Anthony Blunt, the Soviet Spy have been released to the public. It hard to understand when those that have it all, wealth and social connections betray their country, to betray the Crown for Stalin, beyond my understanding or forgiveness.

The Obama Odyssey on Health Care Reform in the USA

The New York Times: Reports that the US Senate will not vote on Health Care Reform, the NYT writes the following, ".....Democratic leaders faced a barrage of questions from the news media about whether they would lose momentum for the broad health.. " Its simple folks the Liberal Leadership in Congress don't have the votes to pass Health Care Reform, there are Mid Term Congressional Elections in the USA next year, the entire House is up for re-election. Blue Dog Conservative Democrats can not get elected they if pass the Liberal Obama Plan for heath care, it costs a trillion, that a trillion dollars, the President himself does not know whats in his own bill. Also the idea that you would tax those earning more that a million dollars in a recession is just barmy, its some 1980s Liberal University Seminar Group, yes the Obama mind set! Lets hope with a holiday that Congress can get back to reality, that the voter will remind the Congress that what can get elected can also lose. It time Obama learned the lesson all Presidents learn, you can roll the Congress most of the time, but you are lame duck sooner or later, just didn't think Obama would be lame duck after six months.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has named the soldier killed yesterday in Afghanistan, the soldier was " Guardsman Christopher King, of 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards " The War in Afghanistan has a long way to go, there will more deaths, what will be the result ?

Afghanistan Front News - US Death Toll for July

CBS News: Reports so far this month the US has lost thirty four of its Armed Forces Personnel. In total the USA has lost 119 of its Armed Forces Personnel this year as reported by iCasualties.org. In all iCasulties.org reports that since 2001 the USA has lost 749 personnel in Afghanistan. This shows in brutal terms that the USA is taking a heavy loss in the War in Afghanistan, the question is how long can President Obama keep his liberal base on side, the Liberal Leadership in Congress has already stated they will pull the plug after a year if Afghanistan does not turn around, it will take more than a year, also the War in Afghanistan is tied to how successful the Army of Pakistan is in fighting the terrorists on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, its going to take more than a year. The War in Afghanistan is the War President Obama wanted to fight, well its his war now, the Obama surge is down to him. Afghanistan can go three ways, a) The West has a clear win ( don't hold your breath for that ), b) The Taliban/Terrorists win, ( Obama and Brown can not afford that, thus expect more troops if need be to win or keep the place steady ), c) No win for either side, just a raising death toll and now way out, ( I hate to say this but that looks like the real end of this War, the Just War that you cant get rid off, the War that will define the USA and UK for years.

Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that another soldier has died in Afghanistan due to combat operations, the soldier was from the " 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, attached to 1st Battalion Welsh Guards " Thus this month alone the UK has lost nineteen soldiers in Afghanistan, of that total 18 have died in combat operations and 1 due to an accident. In all since 2001 the UK has lost 188 of its Armed Forces Personnel, this breaks down to 157 due to combat operations and 31 due to accidents, illness or other incidents. The month of July 2009 has been deadliest month since the UK went back in to Afghanistan since the First and Second Afghan Wars of the 19th Century.

Blue Dog Democrats vs Obama

The New York Times: Reports on the wall that that Blue Dog Democrats have to started to build between themselves and President Obama over Health Care Reform, the NYT writes the following, " Fiscally conservative House Democrats forced leaders of their party on Tuesday to slow the pace of work on major health care legislation.. " The irony of this is quite fun if your a Conservative Republican, to win the House of Representatives back the Democrats had to chose Conservative Candidates in Republican Districts, they had to be more Conservative that the Republican candidate, thus the present problems for the Liberal Democratic Leadership, these Blue Dog Democrats can not sell health reform that costs a trillion dollars, prevents people taking up new Health Care insurance after the bill passed and as Fox News showed this morning, the President when talking to bloggers didn't now whats in his own bill. The President has his chance to push Congress with his economic package, well that has not worked, thus Congress will not be pushed this time. Lets see if Obama is a good political operator in the mold of LBJ and Reagan, if Obama fails with health care the re-election of 2012 will be in doubt. KEEP YOUR NERVE CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS, YOUR SAVING THE ECONOMY AND YOUR COUNTRY.