Friday, April 21, 2006

President Blair According to a Slate article: . . . Blair's personal stock remains high in the United States. In some ways, from the theatrical jes' folks manner to the religious zeal, he has always been a more American than British figure. Plenty of Americans -- some for a time dubbed the "Blair Democrats" -- preferred the prime minister's rhetoric about the Iraq war to what they heard from their own president, and even now Blair gets something of a free pass from Americans who hate the war and damn George W. Bush to perdition. If Blair is so popular on this side of the pond, maybe he should run for office here.  But would the Brits take Bush in exchange?  10:53:37 PM    comment []