Death in Afghanistan

MOD: Reports that another soldier has died in combat operations in Afghanistan, the soldier was from the " 40th Regiment Royal Artillery ( The Lowland Gunners ), attached to the Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland " Thus the UK has lost 158 of its Armed Forces Personnel in combat and another 31 due to accidents, illness or other incidents. In all since 2001 the UK has lost 189 of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan. As the Chief of the Defence Staff said yesterday we are going to lose more troops, Afghanistan will get worse before the UK can leave, Afghanistan kills troops, leaves so many sad families.

Afghanistan Front News

Telegraph: Reports that Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff in the UK; his equal would be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the USA; has stated that the UK will lose more of its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. Lets hope that our Forces have the right kit, from helicopters to enough troops to make sure if we lose troops they didn't die in vain, if we win ground we have to keep it, thus more troops. Lets hope Downing Street has its ears open when the Defence Department sends over its requests.

By - Passing the Blue Dog Democrats

Fox News: Reports that the House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi could by pass the Conservative Blue Dog Democrats and bring a health care reform bill up for a vote without agreeing to their demands. Lets hope the Conservative Blue Dog Democrats stick together and defeat this bill, the bill will cost a Trillion Dollars and wont help any one in the end, it just shows how narrow minded liberals really are, they are not interested in compromise they want to pander to their supporters. Lets hope the Country comes first for Conservative Democrats.

The Liberal Media and the Obama Health Care Reform

The New York Times: Reports on how voters have taken a negative reaction to the Obama Health Care Reform, it seems the Liberal New York Times is still an avid fan of Obama, the extreme Liberal NYT writes the following, " Recent polls have detected a modest slippage in public support....." That is like saying the Titanic had a minor problem on the way to New York. As last post, Rasmussen Report has Obama under 50% in approval ratings, what are these polls going to be like if unemployment goes up and his economic package is seen as not working, the Health Care Reform Bill could define the the Domestic Agenda of the Obama Presidency and more important for Democrats if they lose control the House after 2010. If the House goes on Holiday it will be interesting to see what the voters say about the Bill, the Bill could be dead and buried when Congress comes back, the voters could have sent a clear message that this is one thing Obama cant sell and if the Democratic Congress pass this bill they could be out of office in 2010.

The Obama Magic on the Fade ?

Rasmussen Report: The respected pollster runs a daily tracking poll on the job approval for President Obama, the President has fallen below 50%. The result for today shows that 51% of likely voters disapprove of the Presidents performance, while 49% approve of the Obama Presidency. Thus the push by President Obama on health reform could well make him a lame duck president after just six months in office. As a sidebar the President should not allow himself to get dragged in to race questions, he won the Iowa on the presumption that he was Post - Racial Candidate, in less Obama is present at a questionable arrest of a friend he should keep his mouth shut, it might make the Liberal base happy but it can lose you Iowa. Obama should leave local issues at the local level, now every time a racial charge question comes up Obama will have to avoid the impression that his first reaction is the blame the White guy, the President is seems was listening in his Church over twenty years.

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.