Posted on 05/09/2015 12:11:39 AM PDT by nickcarraway
s David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, heads into a second term as British prime minister after a truly remarkable election, he keeps being compared to another world leader: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.
To some ears, that's not an entirely positive comparison, and it's certainly not an obvious one.
Cameron, just reelected leader of a European nation and uncontroversial U.S. ally with a majority in Parliament, thanks in part to Britain's first-past-the-post electoral system. It will be Cameron's second term and, thanks to term limits, almost certainly his last.
Meanwhile, Netanyahu was elected to his fourth term as leader of a unique Jewish state in the Middle East almost two months ago. However, thanks to the Israeli system of proportional representation, he only just formed his government. Israel may be a U.S. ally, but it is anything but uncontroversial.
Yet there are certainly some similarities in the ways that these two quite different world leaders were, against all odds, reelected in 2015. One is obvious: Both the British prime minister and the Israeli prime minister held onto their offices in elections this year. In fact, both won by comfortable margins, despite numerous polls suggesting they may lose or at least face a tight race.
Some observers couldn't help but notice the similarities between Netanyahu and Cameron as exit polls came out.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
“Is David Cameron Britain’s Netanyahu?”
Heck no, he’s more like Obama’s butt boy.
perhaps it is too late for Nigel
Other than exit poll inaccuracies I don’t see the similarity.
I hate comparisons...why can’t he be David Camoran, totally unique person. Tired of labels so we will “understand”... I’ll make up my own mind about people, nobody is “like” somebody else.
No he’s just the lesser of two devils.
Some observers couldn't help but notice the similarities between Netanyahu and Cameron as exit polls came out.IOW, Cameron will be equated with Nazis? That's probably happened, considering what demagogues and thugs Labour supporters are.
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