Blair's unpopularity blamed on Bush friendship

[T_i_B]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/03/03/nblair03.xml

Tony Blair's close relationship with President George W Bush, which led to the decision to go to war in Iraq, has been blamed by allies for his dramatic slide in popularity.

The third and final part of the BBC2 documentary Blair: the Inside Story also discloses for the first time the exasperation of some of the Prime Minister's allies over the constant battles with Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, and the negative effects they had on the Government.

The programme, which is still being edited, includes trenchant comments from a "demob happy" John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Lord Kinnock, the former Labour leader who lost two elections.

It is the friendship with President Bush, and the shadow of the Iraq war, which is singled out by his aides past and present for why Mr Blair went from one of the most popular prime ministers in British history to one of the least liked. The huge unpopularity of President Bush with British voters is the reason why Mr Blair is yet to accept his Congressional Medal of Honour from Mr Bush.

[rodeodance]

1. dah-what a revelation!!

[Greeby]

2. Oh?

And it's nothing to do with the fact he's a pro-war, pro-corporate slimeball who can't so much as fart without Dick Cheney's approval :eyes:

[dipsydoodle]

4. Slimeball ?

You're too kind. Even heap of shit understates it.

[lligrd]

3. Blair Is Supposed To Be A Friggen Leader

He has no-one to blame but himself.

[LeftishBrit]

5. Well, that's partly true

But we might also add that Blair is a slimy spin-loving lying control freak, who claims to be a Labourite while admiring Thatcher, and would make some of his Tory predecessors such as Heath and Macmillan look like flaming lefties in comparison.

Did I say that I hate his guts!