Posted on 05/13/2003 10:18:31 PM PDT by Timesink
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:48:53 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Clare Short didn't just disagree with Tony Blair's policy on Iraq, she called her boss's position "extraordinarily reckless." She didn't just dissent in the creation of foundation hospitals -- the cornerstone of her government's health-care reform -- she failed to show up for the key Commons vote on their creation. And she didn't just resign from the cabinet Monday. She unleashed a personal attack on Mr. Blair, accusing him of being a self-obsessed control-freak and urging him to start preparing an "elegant succession."
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