[Howlin]

Blair is arriving as I post this!

[Peach]

They just said on CNN (I know but I check in with the enemy to see what spin they are giving various events) that Blair is not expected to address or take questions on the uranium matter. Darn it all.

[justshe]

Good deal....and thanks, Howlin, for posting this live thread!

[Mo1]

Got it .. C-Span1 is scheduled to air Blair talking to the joint session of Congress at 4PM

Here is the link

http://www.cspan.org/watch/

[kassie]

Thanks for the ping.

[Inspectorette]

Howlin, thanks for the ping! I hope those Dem cretins show him the respect he is due. For some reason, I have this mental image of Shrillary rolling her eyes, applauding languidly, and looking bored (with the network cameras all lovingly focused on her every gesture - maybe they'll catch her picking her nose :-(

[codercpc]

When Tony Blair addresses the Congress, will he also be answering questions from them? or is this a prepared speech?

[Mo1]

Think he's sending a message to N. Korea?

[MeekOneGOP]

Tony Blair: The price of my conviction

Excerpt:

But there are also consequences of 'stop the war'. There will be no march for the victims of Saddam, no protests about the thousands of children that die needlessly every year under his rule, no righteous anger over the torture chambers which if he is left in power, will remain in being.

I rejoice that we live in a country where peaceful protest is a natural part of our democratic process. But I ask the marchers to understand this.

I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honour. But sometimes it is the price of leadership and the cost of conviction.

If there are 500,000 on the [Stop the War] march, that is still less than the number of people whose deaths Saddam has been responsible for. If there are one million, that is still less than the number of people who died in the wars he started.

So if the result of peace is Saddam staying in power, not disarmed, then I tell you there are consequences paid in blood for that decision too. But these victims will never be seen, never feature on our TV screens or inspire millions to take to the streets. But they will exist none the less.

President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of England walk out to address the media in Cross Hall at the White House Nov. 7. "We've got no better friend in the world than Great Britain," said the President during his remarks. White House photo by Paul Morse.