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2004-03-26 Britain

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Posted by Bob 2004-03-26 9:26:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Blair's probably the best pure politician since Lyndon Johnson.... I don't understand his logic here.

Posted by Shipman 2004-03-26 10:16:35 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:16:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He's a "true believer" Lefty (except when it comes to backing the US in the Coalition--Thank God!) and thinks Tranzi Progressivism is the way of the future erroneously, of course.
Blair is a fool to try and push this through--Britons don't want it and the UK doesn't need the EU.
This may cost him the PM spot and then we can have Michael Howard the Tory--Huzzah!

Posted by Jen 2004-03-26 10:38:41 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-03-26 10:38:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Blair may have been right about the WOT, but he's been wrong about everything else. He may go down in history as the worst leader Britain has ever had. What Napoleon and Hitler could not achieve by force of arms, Blair is prepared to give away with the stoke of a pen.

Posted by Bob 2004-03-26 10:48:00 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:48:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 At least you have to credit him for standing by his beliefs - no matter how misguided they may or may not be.

Better than the waffleman in our dem party. At least the voters know what they are voting for and he can sink or swim on his platform. I'd prefer that to the prostitution politics of The Great Belgium Wafflers.

Posted by B 2004-03-26 10:51:44 AM|| 2004-03-26 10:51:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Regardless of whether or not you believe in the whole EU agenda, everything I've seen about this constitution suggests that it's a real loser.

Posted by Hiryu 2004-03-26 1:40:13 PM|| 2004-03-26 1:40:13 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 good constitution or bad, a case can be made the UK has no choice. Most of their trade is with the EU countries, and theres little prospect for changing that. Stay out and your industry STILL has to listen to EU regulators, since they depend on EU markets(can anyone say Microsoft?). Only you have NO control over said regulators. Go in and you at least have a CHANCE to influence said regulators, esp if you can make common cause with Italy, Poland, et al.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-03-26 2:58:53 PM|| 2004-03-26 2:58:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I think it's time for the United States to invest in some nice deepwater mines for the central Atlantic. We may NEED to separate ourselves from the mess in Europe - again.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-03-26 4:46:16 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-03-26 4:46:16 PM|| Front Page Top

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