Android Phone

Your humble Correspondent has finally gotten in the 21 Century folks, he has bought a Android Phone. Its fantastic if for the only problem, it makes you feel machine is outgrowing man well this man. As to relax from the NEWS, thought I would play one of the games on the machine already, mistake, when it came to selecting language I clicked Spanish. Thus interesting game came with Spanish Instructions, when I tried to get out of it, thinking that the instructions meant exit they took me to buy more games, well that’s the logical idea, the new window was blank. I could not even play the first game, how would I understand a web site in Spanish trying to get me to buy more games, or more information on the Company. One day folks machines will be telling us what do, lets hope we have had a upgrade to understand a growing language around the world, that being Spanish. This Correspondent tonight is going to see the Iran Lady, then things were so simpler, its very messed up world folks.

The Republican Race

Guardian: Reports that former Senator Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses, and is correcting in noting that “ The victory boosts Santorum going into next Tuesday's contests in Mississippi and Alabama. ”. Thus folks this race is OVER, the Republican Nominee will be Governor Mitt Romney, one can postulate that by the Republican Convention Romney will either have gained a majority of the delegates or close enough for his to gain delegates from the other Candidates. Of course he might be forced to place Rick Santorum on the ticket, this would make sure the Social Conservatives will come out to vote in November, but it would give the liberal New York Times a field day, they would pick apart every social issue that Santorum is on the fringe off, it would be a disaster folks. Thus lets hope the Republican voters finish this race fast, otherwise Obama could win by default.

Afghan Massacre - Afghan Front

Telegraph: Reports that a US Special Forces Soldier has killed or wounded up to sixteen Afghans after going on a killing spree. This is not the kind of PR that NATO forces in Afghanistan will need at the moment, the Taliban PR machine will go in to overdrive, the burnings of the Koran and now these deaths or injuries, this is why the US and the UK have to get out of Afghanistan and fast, the decision has already been made, the wait will invite this kind of incident, Soldiers who just lose it, Afghanistan is a nasty War folks, the West play by the rules, while the Taliban/Al Qaeda don’t, that is not to excuse the above incident, but these kind of incidents happened in Vietnam, Soldiers just go berserk after a long tour, losing their fellow Soldiers to IED attacks and also not knowing who the enemy is, time to get out folks, this can only end badly for the West.

Coalition Government and the NHS

BBC News: Reports that Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy PM Nick Clegg has stated that he supports the NHS reform Bill, ever after a Party Conference called for its defeat. At least Mr Clegg is the grown up in the Liberal Democrats, that is the problem when a Political Party has been out of effective power since 1921, they don’t do hard core politics, they jump on any popular policy and don’t take risks, this is risky for Mr Clegg, it could go either way, the Liberal Democrats could suffer at the next election or the voter will start to take the Lib Dems more seriously as a real Political Party, that is the end game that Mr Clegg is looking for after 5 years of Coalition Government.

Greece NOW - Greek Crisis

The New York Times: Reports that the next time Greece has a crunch point it cant strong arm its debt holders, as those debt holders will be the IMF and the EU. Thus folks a real Greek fault has been delayed again because Western politicians don’t want to face the truth that Greece is a basket case, even with the bailout its debt with be between 120% to 129% of GDP. The Greeks will come around again with their begging bowl, but will EU voters allow their politicians to spend their money on another Greek bailout, and Greece will need a bailout folks. This story has not even reached its middle point, expect more social pain in Greece folks, the Greek Government will have to make the Greek people suffer to keep the EU happy, stories like that never end with a happy note folks.

Israel STRIKE on Iran - Ticking Clock

Telegraph: Reports that the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel would not suffer any blowback from the US should Israel strike Iran. This is high stakes poker folks, in a way Israel up to November has the upper hand with President Obama, if they strike between NOW and November the President if he wants to get re -elected will have to come out in support, otherwise the Israeli Lobby will bury his Presidency. After November and should POTUS get re -elected the Israeli lobby wont have the power to damage Obama, he will not be seeking re-election, thus Israel just might strike before November folks.

US Unemployment Rate and Obama

BBC News: Reports that 227,000 jobs were created in February in the US, but the US unemployment rate stayed at 8.3%. This was a good news day for the Obama Re Elect Campaign, they can stress that the Obama Administration is brining the US out of its recession. That’s the good news, the bad news is that people who had given up looking for work due to the lack of jobs will not start to look, this could lead as the Congressional Budget Office has predicted to the rate going back up to 9% or even 9.1% by 2013. Thus it will be interesting to see what impression takes hold with the US Voter, that the POTUS and his policies have worked or that Obama has failed, interesting few months ahead folks.