Bush says he wants Blair as PM while..

ananda

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Fri May-26-06 08:42 AM
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Bush says he wants Blair as PM while..

.. he's the pRez.

Sheesh. So Bush gets to decide who's pm in the UK?

There is SO much SO wrong with this picture... and
it's spelled: m e g a l o m a n i a.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=asyzqaPgQyBo&refer=uk

Sue

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Catchawave

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Fri May-26-06 08:48 AM
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1. Blair couldn't respond to the twit.....

He was absolutely stunned by that remark and said (joking, I think?) something "I better not respond to that".

I found the exchange:
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``My attitude is I want him to be here so long as I'm the president,'' Bush said at a press conference with Blair in the White House last night. ``Don't count him out.''

``Well, what more can I say?'' Blair said. ``It's probably not wise to say anything more at all.''

Bush's presidency ends in January, 2008; the next U.K. election must be held by mid-2010.
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The article does state that Blair is in political trouble, so maybe he didn't WANT a BUSH endorsement?

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MikeNearMcChord

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Fri May-26-06 08:51 AM
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2. Tony Blair's role in history

will be as George W. Bush's Man, Friday. I think it will be safe to say the next few PM's of Great Britian will be seen as close to DC

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liberal N proud

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Fri May-26-06 08:54 AM
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3. Do they use Diebold in UK for voting

Since when did the US tell the Brits who they could have for PM

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kenny blankenship

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Fri May-26-06 09:17 AM
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4. He always wants his criminal henchmen kept close to him

so they won't talk.

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sinkingfeeling

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Fri May-26-06 10:30 AM
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5. That should go over well in the UK!

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opihimoimoi

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Fri May-26-06 12:10 PM
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6. Poor Tony, caught in the Bush arm twist....are they lovers??

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BlueStater

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Fri May-26-06 12:12 PM
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7. Excellent! The kiss of death! n/t

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Totally Committed

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Fri May-26-06 12:37 PM
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8. He'd better send over a few hundred Diebold voting machines soon....

doesn't sound like Blair has all that much support, even from his own party anymore.

"Hey, Tony, the fix is in... the Diebolds are on the way!"

TC

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Captain Hilts

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Fri May-26-06 01:26 PM
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9. UK voters should consider the US's best interest when voting! nt

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