Tony Blair Stepping Down From Downing Street. (Trees And Things)

thefadd: Re: Stay the Course Brown?

Sat, 12 May 2007 22:12:48 EST

I just hope BP got a cut of this.

pO157: Re: Stay the Course Brown?

Sat, 12 May 2007 09:00:25 EST

Honoring a commitment to the Iraqi people?

I thought Britain was there to "pay a blood price" to maintain the "special relationship" with the United States.

3fingerspointback: Re: Blair was a 1990's hit.

Fri, 11 May 2007 19:17:41 EST

One could say, 'at least he wasn't Bush', but the sad fact is, he followed Georgie-boy into the abyss.

So I guess one should say at most he wasn't Bush...

gerrymander: Re: Stay the Course Brown?

Fri, 11 May 2007 16:11:28 EST

I'm not sure Brown has any other choice, if he wants Labour to stay in power. The Conservative Party has been gaining support recently, and is being reported as having unified far more than in the past. Couple that with a fractious Labour and a recent righ

permazorch: Blair was a 1990's hit.

Fri, 11 May 2007 08:37:37 EST

He was like Clinton, a lame-o moderate conservative. One could say, 'at least he wasn't Bush', but the sad fact is, he followed Georgie-boy into the abyss.

Didn't old Ben Kenobi say, "Who is more foolish, the fool or the man who follows him?"

port1080: Stay the Course Brown?

Fri, 11 May 2007 08:37:17 EST

It looks like Brown is going to keep the UK in Iraq, at least for now, but he pledges to "learn from the mistakes of the Iraq war while honoring 'our obligations to the Iraqi

thefadd: In The Early Analysis

Thu, 10 May 2007 20:29:56 EST

Tony Blair was pretty lame. He wasn't a leader but he was a solid manager. What a pissant to just resign and not lose his office in a proper showdown like Thatcher.