https://freerepublic.com/tag/hollwyood/ en-us Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:13:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/959748/posts Every time Tony Blair shows up in Washington to exult in his role as top sprig in the Figleaf of the Willing and to enjoy confabs and photo-ops with Gee Dubya, I have to wonder once again what we, the Brits, actually get out of this long-treasured, murkily defined "special relationship" between former imperial oppressor and former colonial upstart. As Tony lurks at Furious George's right hand, calamitously clad in his usual vacationing geography teacher's nerd ensemble, one has to presume he's there simply to make George look good, or just to share the heat. What Blair gains, if anything,... Guardian https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/959748/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:13:14 GMT