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Britain
Tony's chances 'shrinking by hour'
2006-09-07
Yesterday dawned with Labour MPs taking bets on the likelihood of Tony Blair staggering on as Prime Minister until next May. But hour by hour, as the crisis facing their wounded leader became clear, the calculations surrounding his survival began to change.

Suddenly, the end of the year looked too long. By lunchtime, Mr Blair's chances of surviving the party conference later this month seemed slim. By the afternoon the political lifespan of the man who led his party to three general victories was being counted in days, and even hours. Like Margaret Thatcher before him, he faces being overwhelmed, not by the opposition or the voters but by his own MPs.

Mr Blair was holed up in Downing Street with a circle of his closest aides for most of the morning. Every half hour or so, news reached them of another resignation or statement calling for the Prime Minister's removal.
Posted by:Steve White

#14  Tony Blair has been a staunch ally in the war against islamofascism, and we who are free men need to recognize that, wherever we live. He may have done many other things that we might despise, but we have to acknowledge and recognize the help he and Britain have given us in this war. It's a shame that the help he's given us is the main reason he's being sacked by his own party. Some people never grow up, and the British Labor party is filled with them.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-09-07 21:38  

#13  "at least you'll always have Hillary Cherie....that's better than nothing. No? Oh well..."
Posted by: Frank G   2006-09-07 21:11  

#12  Mr. Blair, I knew Margaret Thatcher, and you, sir, are no Margaret Thatcher.

He's a helluva a lot better looking, for one thing.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-07 20:49  

#11  On the other hand, Dreadnought, we in Israel just love'im!
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-09-07 11:40  

#10  BP,

I'm with you. He has been a good friend on the WOT, but if his like was occupying the White House, most of us in this forum would be popping Tums every 15 minutes, so sick to our stomachs we would be.

Don't forget this is the Tony Blair who fought to lower the age of sexual consent as a sop to his homosexual supporters. The Tony Blair who has consistently been pro-EU. The Tony Blair who forced GWB to take the UN route, wasting precious months.

Yes, we must take our allies where we find them, but Mr. Blair, I knew Margaret Thatcher, and you, sir, are no Margaret Thatcher.
Posted by: Dreadnought   2006-09-07 11:22  

#9  Of course he's no Mrs. Thatcher. But the courage it took to go against long-standing Labour party doctrine and side with a Republican American administration, when all the rest of the euros were dancing their typical socialist dance, is laudable. While I disagree with nearly every plank in the Labour party's platform, let's give credit where credit is due.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-09-07 11:13  

#8  Blair is NO Mrs Thatcher.

Its pains me deeply to see you writing tributes to that shite Tony Blair.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-09-07 11:01  

#7  Will Brown be Blair's and Labour's Major?
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2006-09-07 08:28  

#6  They did the same thing to Margaret Thatcher. Arrogant,selfish, ambitious, little minds. Euros all.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-09-07 08:11  

#5  John Reid
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2006-09-07 08:03  

#4  Question for our British correspondents: the last time this was noised about -- a few months ago -- there was nobody strong enough to carry Labour in elections, nor anybody on the Tory side either. Has anything changed, or is this just posturing for the home folks?
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-09-07 07:23  

#3  A good man let down by a weak party.
Posted by: Duh!   2006-09-07 01:42  

#2  Blair deserves America's deepest thanks for sharing a vision of this world free of terrorism. If he should choose to relocate, he should have his choice of jobs in domestic American-British relations.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-09-07 00:40  

#1  When Mr. Blair goes, he goes with my profound thanks. I never thought I'd be able to say that to a member of the Labor party. He stepped up when almost nobody else did. Thank you sir.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-09-07 00:18  

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