USA on BlairFollow

In England we are told how hugely popular Tony Blair is in the States, yet here he grows less popular by the day. The recent Hostage takings has mounted the pressure on Blair to Resign. The most likely candidate to take over would be Gordon Brown, someone who the voters still respect and forever more becoming the outcast in the Labour Cabinet yet more respected by the back benchers.

I Know Blair stood by the US in the war against Iraq and terrorism, but I still fail to see his popularity there. We only get English politicians and press telling us how popular he is there. However I think American views would make a more clear and honest picture then political hype.

They're lying to you in England.

I guess Blair is popular, but mainly as a guy we know will follow us on whatever asinine mission we involve ourselves in. The fact that he's given the thumbs up on anything proposed by both Clinton and Bush has only reinforced the notion.

So we like knowing there's another "major" country out there who has our back, but it's not like people speak admirably about his policies and beliefs.

We think of him in the same way that we think of Lenny from "Of Mice and Men"; big, stupid, and does anything George (Dubya) tells him to.

EDIT: Spelling.

Edited, Wed Sep 22 16:16:33 2004 by RPZip

I honestly doubt too many people have an opinion of him, one way or the other. Hardcore Bush supporters probably like him, but, from my experience, most Americans don't really follow the politics of other countries.

Well, I'd certainly prefer (from an international standpoint, not England domestic) Blkair over someone who was anti-US. Then again, I'm a silly liberal who believes in strengthening overseas alliances rather than telling them to **** off

I judge politicians ability to lead a country solely on their appearance.

In addition to being a fine leader, I think Mr. Blair has good taste in suits.

Im english an live in England, Blair isnt too popular here, neither was the war on Iraq, he should be out by next election. The hostage taking hasnt put pressure on blair to resign, at least it didnt seem to, but blair will be out because the media make the whole war thing look like it was based on lies.

I've heard so many people say this, and I don't agree with it at all. Why is Kerry all that bad? I think Kerry/Edwards will/would make a very powerful team in office. I also think that one of the main reasons why people see Kerry as the "lesser of two evils" is because Bush is SO EVIL to some people, that they can't help but focus more on him leaving office, than on who will be replacing him.

I think the other thing (that the Republican party has pretty much based every single argument against Kerry on) is that Kerry is now seen as a "Flip Flopper." God I can't tell you how much that stupid label annoys me now. Most of the people that believe this are the ones overly susceptible to advertising (the majority of this country). It is simply amazing to me how the Republicans spin every single thing whether it is the war, the economy, or health care, and find a way to tack on "Kerry changes his mind on..." at the end of the sentence. People go "Duh...really?"

They aren't capable of understanding the nuances of voting in the senate, and the complexity of what he was trying to accomplish. They don't understand that he was for the 87 billion towards the war were it to be taken from the top 1%s tax money, and made a stand against the fact that it would be taken from other *more important* aspects of society like health care and education by voting against *that version of it*
He already knew his vote wouldn't matter because it would pass anyways. He wanted to make a political stance against George W. Bush. He knew that it wouldn't hurt the troops or deny them of things like body armor (which the democrats had more of a hand in helping the soldiers getting than the republicans, by the way).

Every time someone says "Kerry is a Flip Flopper" Karl Rove gets a huge smirk on his face and pats his own back with those pudgy, sweaty palms. Way to go Repubs on that one - genius political maneuvering there. Let me tell you something. If George Bush had any political experience at all he could be labeled just the same way. Look at any senators record who has been voting for as many years as John Kerry and you will find votes which when you dumb them down, seem to contradict each other. Convenient there isn't enough time to explain each bill in a 30 second advertisement.

As I've said before: I wish George W. Bush was a flip-flopper. At least then he might be open to suggestions and advice - be able to alter his course based on new information, instead of heading straight off a cliff which he initially thought was a road to freedom. He is too damned stubborn, and too damned arrogant. I wish he was a flip-flopper.

Kerry could be one of the best Presidents we have ever seen. If we want Bush out of office, people are going to have to start recognizing Kerry beyond the political Republican spinning that has been done. He is intelligent, he has over a dozen years of foreign relations experience, he is driven, motivated, open to suggestions yet resolute at the same time, and most of all, he is idealistic. His idealism can be seen in how he was addressing the senate at age 27. In how he was strong enough to be able to command a swift boat only to realize the war was a mistake and come home to protest it. He fights for what he believes in. He could be the best president.

Curry?? Eww.

I eat my tuna/mayo/mustard on a plate of Stovetop Stuffing.

So now you can buy cans of tuna with Mayo.

Fer f[/i]uck's sake! If you ain't mentally developed enough to mix mayo with tuna, what chance do you stand of opening the f[i]uckin' can!!