[ml/nj]

I was never happy that the Conservatives lost, but I was also never one of those here who compared Blair to Clinton.

And now there will be none of those ever again.

ML/NJ

[lizma]

And now there will be none of those ever again.

He fooled me. Watching Blair play pussy-foot and giggling with the kintoon, I thought they were cut from the same cloth.

I loovvvve being this kinda wrong.

[zeugma]

A lot in Britain were of similar opinions. It was not just an American thing. Many who thought Blair was a klinton klone thought this was a good thing.

I suspect that 9-11 was a jarring lesson to him of the dangers in the world from muslim fundamentalism. He's one of those fellows who saw what happend and really 'gets it'. Those planes could have as easily crashed into Buckinham Palace. The British aren't universally loved either, due to their colonial history. (all in all, I think British colonialism was good for many parts of the world...in sharp contrast to many of the present hell-holes that were formerly french.)

Make no mistake about Mr. Blair. He's no conservative. He's a dedicated socialist. On this issue though, he sees with clarity. He's expending a lot of political capital by taking the stance he has. For that he's definitely earned my respect.