British Election

Didn't even realise the Brit Election was on this week!!

Anywho, looks like another four years of Tony Blair. Frankly, I'm glad. Dumping Tony Blair over Iraq would have been a stupid idea. And that was pretty much the only reason people had to vote against him.

For one: the Iraq situation has steadily improved. Second: since when was deposing of a dictator such a bad foreign policy blunder that it should result in an entirely new government?!

The one thing that has been bad has been the lying. But, I for one, would not be tempted to replace a politician because they did what 99.99% of politicians do for a living! Over the past few years people have really trusted Tony Blair. He only appears like a liar now because we hold him to far higher standards than we do the conservatives.

That's not to say that it was right for him to lie, it just doesn't seem like a hanging offence.

What about Michael Howard then?? I initially had high hopes, but they have steadily fallen. He was an amazing debater in the house (on his first day he actually had Tony Blair on the back foot) but that's it. No really consistent vision of a 3rd way that blends social democracy with fiscal conservatism. Just Michael Howard leaping onto every bandwagon in sight (testing foreigners for AIDs just one of many examples).

Goddamn.. can't believe I missed out on the Brit election... Too much MG-25 me thinks...