And not just here... sigh... I really don't want to do 'interesting times' again...
First up, the Brits-
The UK election is official, and it’s all over but the shouting — and finger-pointing. With only two parliamentary seats left to declare their vote totals, Labour has won 412 seats to the Conservatives’ 121. A handful of other parties and independent candidates claimed the remaining 115 seats.
Some of the Tories’ most conservative members lost their seats, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and former prime minister Liz Truss. The Tories lost every single seat in Wales. It was such a drubbing that experts predict that now-former PM Rishi Sunak will resign as head of the Conservative Party as early as Friday.
Full article, HERE from PJ Media
Next are the French-
Paris — Election results show French voters have chosen to give a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in pivotal legislative elections, keeping the far right away from power. Yet no party won an outright majority, putting France in an uncertain, unprecedented situation.
President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance arrived in second position. The far-right, led by Marine Le Pen's National Rally party, came in third — still drastically increasing the number of seats it holds in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament.
Full article, HERE from CBS
And of course we have an 'issue' or three here...
The Democratic Party is in the midst of coping with echoing calls for President Biden to bow out of the presidential race over concerns that his mental acuity has slipped and that he’s unable to serve as president for another four years if he wins re-election.
As the party looks for potential replacements if Biden does in fact decide to conclude his political career, Vice President Harris sits atop the list of likely successors. Harris has a long history as a California liberal stalwart, serving as San Francisco’s district attorney in the early 2000s, then serving as the state attorney general under former Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown, and U.S. senator from the Golden State before her 2020 election as vice president.
Full article, HERE from Fox News
Soooo, three of the G7 are in the throes of political upheaval at the same time. Does anyone think China and Russia aren't taking notes and figuring out what their options are?
Taiwan, Ukraine, other??? Iran making moves against Israel???
The list is long, varied, and chilling at the same time. And there is a G7/NATO summit in DC this week.
I really don't have a clue what the administration's stance with respect to NATO is, much less what our real relationship with Israel is.
All these 'hot spots', lack of leadership among the powers, and frankly, weak military leaders in all three countries makes me worry about what is coming before November, if not sooner.
Your thoughts?
I'm waiting for anyone to point out that Kamala Harris is not a "natural born citizen." Not holding my breath on it, though. 😕
I am afraid that the sons and daughters of the G7 will pay for incompetence with blood. There are rumbleings from the Han that they are actually growing weaker, and USA alliances with the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea are ready to blunt any more aggressive expansion in the South China Sea or Taiwan. In Europe, it’s going to come down to who has the most tanks, planes, and soldiers. In the USA, illegal immigrants are automatically registered for the draft, if the mailman can find them to deliver the draft notice. It’s a crazy mixed up world and we can all predict the future, but I believe that the reality will reach up and slap the crap out of all of us.