Obama vs. Romney - Mid Week Polls

Lets have a look at the Polls as Governor Romney heads for his oversees trip, the Republican Nominee will visit the UK, Poland and Israel.

Rasmussen Reports ( LV ): In its latest daily tracking poll it finds that Governor Romney leads President Obama by 47% to 44%, a 3%.

Gallup ( RV ): In its latest daily tracking poll it finds that Governor Romney leads President Obama by 46% to 45%.

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Thus folks the candidates are tied, neither has defined the other enough to gain a big lead, thus we come down the the National Conventions and the debates. The talk in the D.C beltway is the the discussion as to the nature of this race, is this 1980 again with Romney as Reagan or 2004 with Obama as Bush 43, thus far to be honest folks its very hard to judge, the Obama Camp has used the 1996 play book of Bill Clinton trying to define Romney before he can define himself, thus following the example of the Republicans in 2004 who defined Senator Kerry and thus his defeat. Although the Chicago Re-Elect Committee has kept the Oval in the race it has not managed to build on its image of Romney as a out of touch rich guy, in fact POTUS has made a few political gaffes, he stated that the private sector was doing fine and that individuals do not build their companies. This has taken the pressure of Romney and his business record. As to the Romney Camp it has started to fight back, but it has to get in to the trenches, pick a attack dog for VP, then really go after the Oval with adverts and at the Convention. Thus down to the debates folks, can Romney do a Reagan and pass that line of looking Presidential, or will be be Ford, and look out of touch. The debates could decide this race folks, fun times ahead folks.

Obama and Business - Obama Advert

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This advert shows that POTUS knows that he made a great political gaffe by stating that individuals do not build a business. Simple question folks, which Obama statement do you believe, when he is says what he thinks in a speech or this advert.

Greece and the EU

Guardian: Reports on the reaction of the Troika; EU/IMF/ECB; on their latest visit to Greece, the article notes the following, " ..warned that Greece had failed to keep to the deficit reduction plan agreed earlier this year. ".

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The Germans see Greece as a toilet for THEIR money, an endless flushing of German tax payer money down the toilet. The Greeks will NEVER reform, in their heart of hearts they think that the Germans will always bail them out, if it was only Greece they might have a point, but Spain and Italy are on the horizon, at the end of the day Greece can be chopped off, it will be painful but the EU will go on, if Spain and Italy fall its over, the Germans might need all their spare cash to save these two Countries, and folks we are talking in the trillions here, not just billions, the Greeks have become a cancerous pest on the body of the Euro, its time to cut them off, the EU has tried to save them, but it can not be done, just will not happen, Greece is set for a depression that will last for years if not decades, that is just the TRUTH. Time to move on and deal with the Spain and Italy, you lose some battles in a War, the War is Spain and Italy.

Syrian Crisis - Syrian Update

Telegraph: Reports that Syrian rebels have stated that the Assad Regime has moved its WMD'S to airports on the borders of Syria.

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If true this is a troubling development folks, one can assume that the Israeli Mossad, the US CIA and the UK's MI6 will be looking very careful at the actions of the Assad Regime, should the Regime be trying to send these weapons to its terrorists allies then Israel would have to take action, this would be a mortal threat to Israel. Of course the information is coming from the rebels, thus has to be suspect, they might be wanting the West to take action as they took in Libya. The rebels might want the West to enforce a No Fly Zone as to prevent air attacks from the Assad Regime, that is what this blog would do if in their position. Thus lets hope the Western intelligence networks have their eye and ears open, in other words, people on the ground and listening to internal Syrian government communication. Israel and the West can not afford to be wrong when it comes to Syria.

Spanish Update - Eurozone Crisis

BBC News: Reports that the cost of Spanish bonds reached 7.57% today, a new high.

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Folks if this blog had the money it would bet against Spain, it has the debt from the banks, its has the debts from the regional government, its has the tough and harsh austerity package of the central Government. In other words Spain is going down, it will join the PIGS in getting a bailout, the next to fall will be Italy. The Market is making it clear that the Spanish Government is not realistic when it comes to the economic future of Spain, they are in denial about the TRUTH, Spain is in the toilet, the expected Greek exit after August could be the final push for Spain and Italy to take a bailout, it has to be done soon or they could take the Euro down, even the EU could come under threat. This blog expects a bad week on the Markets folks, Spain has a economic target on its head, someone somewhere will be making money at the expense of Spain, that is the real world folks.

Syrian Threat - Syrian Crisis

Guardian: Reports the Assad Regime has threatened to use WMD's against a foreign attack on Syria.

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This threat can be discounted folks, any use of WMD's on NATO forces would lead to a nuclear reaction by the West, the pray of the Obama Administration is that Assad does not use WMD's on his own people, any such move would force Israel to act, as this would mean that Syria could give WMD's to terrorists groups in the region. One has to wonder why the Assad Regime has made this statement, is it a warning to the West that any action to prevent Assad killing his own people would allow Assad to use chemical or biological weapons, is Assad NUTS, its a serious question folks. As Syria falls apart and there are more defections from the Syrian Army the security of these WMD's will be a top concern of the Oval and Israel, thus Israel now has to worry about the WMD's of Syria but also Iran going nuclear. It can be argued folks that Israel has never been so close to destruction in its modern history, only takes chemical weapon to hit Israel to cause massive damage or for Iran to go nuclear and to launch a missile at Israel. Lets hope Israel has it eyes and ears open for any chatter, to connect the dots before its to late, the clock of the Middle East is in a danger zone folks.

Greece and the Bond Market

Telegraph Live - Euro: Reports the following on Greece in its 11.50am post, " ..not receive its next bail-out tranche until September at the earliest.....bonds totalling €3.1bn will mature on August 20....The delay means Athens could be forced to raise money on the debt markets to repay them - at a very high cost. ".

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In other words folks the Greek people are being hung out to dry, they have voted for austerity and Germany has had enough, it can be postulated that the Troika will state that Greece has failed to meet its agreements with the Euro when it comes to austerity, thus Greece is in breach, the Germans will be happy, they want Greece out of the Euro. The recent Greek election is in way went the wrong way for Germany, a pro austerity Government was formed but it has not meed the the benchmarks of the EU deal. The Greeks are a open wound, they just want more and more money, and the the German taxpayer has to worry about about Spain and Italy. Thus Greece is a goner folks, its a dead man walking, its just the Athens Government does not know its extinct.