End of Year, 46% Approval for President Obama - Gallup

Gallup: Reports that President Obama has a 46% job Approval rating, while 46% Disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. The following year should decide if President Obama gets re-elected in 2012, the economy has to turn around with the tax cuts just passed, ObamaCare has to get out of the negative rating. The Obama White House has to move away form its Liberal base, in political terms it would help President Obama if he had fights with his liberal base, then he will get a second look from Independents and moderate Republicans, he cant win with just the left, thus allowing gays to serve in the military was the right morale choice it was the wrong political choice, people want jobs not some left wing urban popular policy, this could come to haunt Obama over the next two years, the US is still in Afghanistan and Iraq and thus soldiers are getting killed and what does Obama do, please his left wing base over gays in the military. President Obama has a chance of winning re-election but its not a done deal folks, Obama can chose to be either be a Reagan or a Jimmy Carter.

Republican House vs. POTUS = ObamaCare Repeal

The Hill: Reports on the big first battle between the Republican House and the Obama White House, the issue will be ObamaCare, the Republican House will seek repeal or cut its funding. This is the one issue that Republicans can go to the mat for, ObamaCare is still not popular, they can really force POTUS to take a real political hit if he is stubborn. In the next two years the Republicans are going to make President Obama fight for every aspect of his ObamaCare, that will not be good for the President when he starts his run for re-election in 2012. Also the Bush 43/Obama tax cuts come to an end in 2012, is Obama really going to run on tax hikes. The Comeback Obama might be an illusion as much as his moderate image in 2008.

A Christmas Carol - Dr Who Style

The Doctor Who News Page: Reports that the Dr Who Christmas special had 10.4 million viewers, the 2nd most watch show of Christmas Day, and nearly 40% of UK households had the Time Lord on their screens. It was a fantastic episode folks, the Dr Who meets Jaws in some respects, and great singing, what more do you want on Christmas Day. One has to tip one’s hat to Matt Smith, he is the Doctor, bonkers, funny, the brainiest man in the world, kind, devious, he is getting close to his final regeneration. Lets hope its years and I mean years before Mr Smith decides to move on, his shoes will be hard to fill, he is one hell of an actor and a Time Lord.

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Hot Air out of North Korea

Guardian: Reports of more threats from North Korea due to the military drills by its neighbour South Korea. This is hot hair folks, the North Koreans backed off the last military drill as the South had made clear it would take action, the US supports its ally the South Koreans, the North is a political and military eunuch, its leadership is in transition, its military is large but morale is rock bottom. Any attack on South Korea would mean the end of the North, it is simple folks, North Korea does not have the balls to fight.

Afghanistan Front News

MOD: Has announced the name of the British Soldier that was killed on Tuesday in Afghanistan, the Soldier was “ Corporal Steven Thomas Dunn from 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron, attached to 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment Battle group ”. Our thoughts are with the family of Corporal Dunn.

South Korean Military Drills

Telegraph: Reports that South Korea will have further military drills on its contested border with North Korea. The lack of action by North Korea to the last South Korea military drill shows that North Korea has learned its lesson, if the North had attacked the last time the South with the support of the US would have taken action, the lack of action could show the influence of China its ally. These military drills should be a warning to communist North Korea, back off or else, your military blackmail no longer works.