Obama and the Abortion Issue - Health Reform

Washington Post: Reports that Liberal Leaders of the House of Representatives could have a problem getting their health care reform bill through if they don't prevent the government paying for abortions, this issue is a major problem for Blue Dog Democrats, they come from more Conservative States. On this issue this blog is very liberal, if the Health Care Reform Bill does not pay for abortions then it should be opposed, women are a major base for the Democratic Party, thus their needs should be meet by the government. If a woman needs an abortion and cant afford the medical procedure then the government should pick up the cost, if the US Government can save the banks it can help women, its only fair.

Not so Fast Harry - Lieberman to Senator Reid on Health Reform

Fox News: Reports that the Independent Democrat, Senator Joe Lieberman has stated that he will support the Republican filibuster of the Obama Health Care Bill, that there is no secret deal between himself and the Liberal Democrats in the Senate. One thing about Senator Lieberman he is an honourable man, in a town full of scoundrels, that includes Democrats and Republicans. If the Democrats want the vote of Senator Lieberman they will have to take out the public option, also if they could manage to cut the cost of the Bill from around a trillion dollars they could also attract some Republicans.

Hypocrisy on the Part of President Obama - Afghanistan

It was interesting to see the spin of the Obama White House when it came to the Afghan Election, this was Obama yesterday, " I should use this moment to say that about an hour ago I spoke with President Karzai and I congratulated him on his election for a second term as President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Although the process was messy ( is that the Chicago term for corrupt ), I'm pleased to say that the final outcome was determined in accordance with Afghan law (there was only one candidate), which I think is very important, not only for the international community that has so much invested in Afghan success, but most importantly, is important for the Afghan people that the results were in accordance with and followed the rules laid down by the Afghan constitution. ( President Karzai was the winner before the first round ) I did emphasize to President Karzai that the American people and the international community as a whole want to continue to partner with him and his government in achieving prosperity and security in Afghanistan. But I emphasized that this has to be a point in time in which we begin to write a new chapter based on improved governance, a much more serious effort to eradicate corruption, joint efforts to accelerate the training of Afghan security forces so that the Afghan people can provide for their own security. ( This is Afghanistan not Washington D.C Mr President, different rules, they play by Chicago rules ) That kind of coordination and a sense on the part of President Karzai that after some difficult years in which there has been some drift, that in fact he's going to move boldly and forcefully forward and take advantage of the international community's interest in his country to initiate reforms internally, that has to be one of our highest priorities. ( Karzai is the only game in town Mr President, if you lose Afghanistan you lose Pakistan ) He assured me that he understood the importance of this moment, but as I indicated to him, the proof is not going to be in words, it's going to be in deeds. And we are looking forward to consulting closely with his government in the weeks and months to come to assure that the Afghan people are actually seeing progress on the ground. " If the President wants the above he will have to place troops in to Afghanistan, the US Commander on the ground General McChrystal has requested between forty and eight thousand more troops, does Obama have the political will to follow up this request, the noise out of the White House has been dithering, it has been reported that Obama will send around twenty thousand extra troops to deal with the cities but leave the countryside to the Taliban, in other words Obama does not have the guts to win this War if that is the result, the Taliban will just wait Obama out, anything less that the troops requested by McChrystal will show that Bush 43 was a better President, he won Iraq with a troops surge, Obama could lose Afghanistan and Pakistan, and set in motion a regional war between Pakistan and India.

The Bell Weather State ? - Virginia

Fox News: Reports on off year election in the state of Virginia, if the polls are right the Republicans are back in the game, it looks like the Republicans will win big, from Governor on down. This is a clear message to the Blue Dog Democrats, don't allow the Liberal wing of the Party to destroy you chances in the mid terms next year, if the Obama magic does not work in Virginia, New Jersey or the special congressional election in New York then what use is he to you blue dog democrat. Make sure you win next year by opposing the Obama Health Care Reform, this could be your get of jail card with the voter. Think carefully Blue Dog, does Obama really care about your political future.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has released the name of the soldier that was killed on Saturday, the soldier was " Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid, of the Royal Logistic Corps " Our thoughts are with the family of Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid.

Hamlet of the Oval

CBS News: Reports that former Presidential Candidate Governor Romney (R) has compared President Obama to Hamlet due to his dithering over Afghanistan. It should be noted that this Blog has been calling Obama Hamlet for ages, Afghanistan is his " To be or not to be " What is the word Mr President, Yes/No. Romney is looking to run in 2012.

Karzai is the President

BBC News: Reports that President Karzai has been declared the winner of the Afghanistan Presidential Election after Dr Abdullah Abdullah withdrew over the weekend. Thus it can be expected that the Obama West Wing will gets its act together and decide to send more troops to Afghanistan, NATO and President Obama now know who is going to lead Afghanistan for the next few years. This is crunch time for Obama, if he wants to win he should grant the troop request of his chosen Commander on the ground, General McChrystal, if President Obama does not grant the full troops request this will send a message to the Taliban/Al Qaeda and the US Military. The Taliban/Al Qaeda will see that Obama is weak, they will know that the Obama Administration does not have the political guts to take them on, thus expect more attacks on US and UK troops in Afghanistan. As US losses mount expect Obama to come under pressure from Liberals to withdraw from Afghanistan, it should not be that surprising, Iraq and now Afghanistan has shown that Democrats have never gotten over Vietnam, while on the right you will see Conservatives states that the losses are down the lack of troops in Afghanistan, and that's the fault of President Obama. The US military will have to face the fact that they have a very weak Commander - in - Chief, a President who will not defend his troops in the foxholes that are the hell hole of Afghanistan, thus expect more critical leaks from the Military as to the competence of Obama as President and Commander - in - Chief. In other words folks this is crunch time for Obama, so what is the WORD Mr President, Yes/NO.