A Pox On Both Their Houses
By Pejman Yousefzadeh Posted in Foreign Affairs — Comments (2) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
Gordon Brown ought to be jeered for apparently allowing electioneering to dictate the terms of his Iraq policy. Brown has presented himself as the anti-Blair, a man free of spin and guile, but it is clear that when it comes to Iraq, Blair was much freer of spin and guile than Brown could ever hope to be. The Conservatives have every right to deride the Prime Minister's brand of cynicism and John Major's critiques are very well taken.
Of course, the Conservatives seemed to feel it necessary to cynically abandon their constituency by promising--through David Cameron--not to "lurch to the right." For "lurch to the right," of course, read "return to the principled and winning ways of Thatcherism." I doubt that British voters will feel compelled in any way to vote for the Tories when all they appear to be is Labour Lite.
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Surely not! No, seriously, take a look at where Brown is on just about every single issue. It's way to the left of Blair in every case. Iraq, or defense/foreign policy, generally, is hardly the biggest concern where lurching to the left is concerned. Partly, this is cynicism. But, if you know Brown's background or talk to anyone involved in the mid-to-upper ranks of Labour, it's pretty clear that it's actually just Brown.
As a Tory who voted for David Cameron (I wasn't originally a Cameron supporter, but after it was whittled down to him and David Davis, who I think would have about as much chance of winning a general election as my mother's cat, I chose Cameron), may I just say that given that Brown is hardly occupying the center-left, middle-ground anymore, I am truly disappointed and find it pathetic that the Tories are unlikely to put up a viable fight if Brown calls a snap election.
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They're only pandering to their public's sentiment. It's eventually how representative government hast to go. How long before our politicians are following suit? Ron Paul just punched a golden ticket into the debates well into next year. Meanwhile, real conservatives are bumping into eachother trying to pick from the field. McCain needs to drop his bid. If Fred Thompson sucks in the debates, he needs to get out of the way. Face it Mitt, nobody is going to elect a mormon. Get the hell out of the way so that the Giuliani train can leave the station and squash Ron Paul on the tracks. We're going to have enough on our hands with Hillary, without having this gnat buzzing around.