I did a post on this last night laying it out
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126484/posts
A huge civil war ensued within the british conservatives as the old guard refused to stand aside for the younger genration, it took 10 years to get them to relinquish the party and Blair has gone on to be one of the most hated people in Britain. We cannot afford the old guard to hold the new young republicans back.
The barbarians are truly at the gate - and we have give Barack and his minions (or masters if you are so inclined) the keys.