If you would trade for Tony Blair then I shudder for the Republican party. I am not a McCain fan either.
You all must remember that Britain is a socialist nation and has been for years. If you want a taste of their brand of the far-left ideology, all you need is a stay in London for a week or two. The trade unions run the government and the people in charge are as close to being communists as you will find anywhere.
Our daughter lives there and recounts the madness of the National Health Services, you know the kind of socialistic health service that the Clintons tried to impose upon us. They haven't given up yet and making the US into a Britain-like socialist republic is still the goal of all RATS.