Tony Blair says it will be hard to leave office, but is the right thing to

[Nutmegger]

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday it will be hard for him to leave office but acknowledged it was the right thing to do. In a wistful but forward-looking speech to his last annual Labour conference as leader, Blair told the party it must remain bold if it is to hold on to power and said the only legacy he cared about was Labour's winning a fourth term.

Delegates, grateful for the three straight election victories to which Blair led their party, listened raptly as he spoke, and frequently interrupted him with cheers. Many waved supportive placards: "Too young to retire" said one. "Tony, you made Britain better," read another. "Winner" declared a third.

In an hour-long speech, Blair fondly recalled his start in politics as a young parliamentary candidate in 1983, and said Labour had changed the terms of debate in British politics during his time as leader.

"The truth is, you can't go on forever," he said. "That's why it is right that this is my last conference as leader.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=22e06a20-2656-46cf-a62a-0406b068e61e&k=60749

[AndyA]

1. Hey Tony, would you please call your buddy George and suggest

that he follow your lead, and LEAVE OFFICE ASAP?

Thanks, America will love you for it.

[Faux pas]

2. Now it's the dub's turn to step off, QUICKLY. n/t

[MadMaddie]

3. Tony is acting like he has honor and he is doing it out of honor

Fuck you Tony.....you were * bitch and your country bitch slapped you for it....

[Joe Chi Minh]

9. Bliar can see the writing on the wall for his honeypot. He could not

have more royally backed the wrong nag.

[ShortnFiery]

4. Leave Now Tony! The UK people don't want you anymore. eom

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. The right thing to do would be a trial at the Hague. Followed by

a hanging.

[LynnTheDem]

8. The Hague doesn't do death penalty.

And imo that's a good thing.

But if any bunch deserved it...

[w4rma]

6. Good. (nt)

[LynnTheDem]

7. So the bLiar doesn';t care about his legacy of having caused the deaths

of tens of thousands of men, women & kids???

Doesn't care about his legacy of having INVADED and OCCUPIED a nation that had not been doing one damn thing to anyone???

Gee, and for the past several years tony the bLiar has been so proud of his 2 legacies!

[katinmn]

10. He acts like he has a choice in the matter. He was pushed out by

members of his own party.

Hope DC is watching.

[Rex]

11. HAHAHA! Placards saying "Winner".

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Bu-bye war criminal Tony! You started off so well and ended up being a BITCH for the BFEE. Go join your fellow prostitute Majors at the BFEE HQs. History will judge you as a fool.

[Matilda]

12. Sad that he blew it all so spectacularly.

I remember the promise that his government started out with, but all he'll be remembered for is
being Bush's poodle, and the disaster in Iraq.

I still think he's an intelligent man, but seems incapable of acknowledging where he might have
gone wrong, so he's unable to put things right before he goes.

Sad.

[marions ghost]

26. right

I don't really understand how "an intelligent man" such as Tony Bliar can wind up as a lapdog to a fool like Boosh. You're right--if he could just acknowledge some mistakes history would be kinder. But he stubbornly refuses to. I'm not sure if the fault is in the man for that or if there are pressures at work that we do not entirely understand. I suspect the latter.

[Nutmegger]

13. Bump [nt]

[arewenotdemo]

14. Cry me a fucking river

Poodle.

[Moderator]

15. k

[DoYouEverWonder]

16. It's hard to let go, admits Blair

26 September 2006

Tony Blair admitted "it's hard to let go" as he used his last Labour conference speech as leader to urge the party to unite and win a fourth term.

He won a long standing ovation, telling an emotional Labour gathering: "You're the future now, make the most of it."

Winning the next election was the only legacy he had ever wanted, he said.

He praised Gordon Brown and laughed off his wife's alleged criticism: "At least I don't have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/5380004.stm

It's not hard to let go. It's just going to be hard to block the investigations when you no longer are in power.

[MisterP]

17. thank you youtube!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZrAfEqSMTDE

[maddogesq]

18. Hey Poodle, don't let the door hit ya in the arse too hard.

I shouldn't feel sorry for Tony the Poodle. He prolly has a job with Poppy and friends waiting for him.

[Kagemusha]

19. Thanks for saying that, Tony. NOW LET GO.

Of course I don't really believe he will.

[razors edge]

20. Countdown to Carlyle,

five,

four,

three,

two,

...

[Benhurst]

21. Nasty little turd. Go ahead, Labour,

pull :hurts: the chain.

[TomClash]

22. It's hard to let go?

Give the little guy a rest, you wanker.

[rpannier]

23. Every egocentric, dictator-type says that. nt

[oasis]

24. Get down to Crawford for a visit with your criminal pal.(eom)

[LeftishBrit]

25. It's hard to let go if you're a power-freak and have become a power-addict

Like Tony

Unfortunately, like Maggie, he has pushed his party so much to the right, that it may be hard to change things back.

Both of them are good arguments for term-limits on Prime Ministers.

[BigDDem]

27. Two words:

Buh Bye.

[lonestarnot]

28. Hope bushitler is paying attention. LOL