I like Blair but not Brown
For all the crap Blair got, I thought the guy was pretty pragmatic, as open as any politician can be (which is to say not much), and generally did try to justify his actions in an articulate and generally coherent manner. If you asked Bush why he did this or that I expect you would be met by mumbling nonsense. I thought the whole Iraq war was bullshit but I think Britain was trapped by its obligations to some extent.

Brown has the charisma of a damp stain on the wall which hardly makes for for much uplifting feelings. At least he is an ex-chancellor and has more than a clue how the economy works. Maybe he's the best choice to have right now despite his personality bypass.
(MagicMoose, Mon 26 Jan 2009, 13:19, Reply)