Thursday
The Wall Street Journal reports that the new President of the EU state - for that is what it now is - will not be our own former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, but a Belgian politician of glorious anonymity. And quite right too. While some of us might have hoped that the election of Mr Blair might have provided much entertainment as he swanked around the chancelleries of Europe and the world with his wife, and therby discredited the whole purpose of his office, it was not to be. Far too many European politicians, while they are enthusiastic members of the EU oligarchy and supporters of transnational progressivism like Mr Blair, did not approve of his full-hearted support for the recent removal from power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and of Mr Blair's support for the evil Boooosh. So that was that.
Oh well, I am sure Mr Blair will find a way to pay for all his expensive houses.
Does it make a difference? A dictatorship is a dictatorship.
Posted by John B at November 12, 2009 09:42 AM
Hang on a minute.
Do the Belgians actually have an agreed elected government of their own? They were having a frightful time of it last year all muddled up with the need to have such a thing in order to ratify the treaty.
Anyone know what happened in the end?
Posted by Cleanthes at November 12, 2009 10:05 AM
It's OK, Cleanthes, the Belgian Supreme Court (sic) decided that since the last election failed to produce a government, the previous government (that is, the one that had just been turfed out by the electorate) could sign Belgium up to the Lisbon Treaty.
Since then, of course, there has been no need for a Belgian government.
Ain't democracy great?
Posted by Brian, follower of Deornoth at November 12, 2009 12:21 PM
"Oh well, I am sure Mr Blair will find a way to pay for all his expensive houses."
Actually, by NOT getting the job as EUPres, Blair will be able to pay off his expensive houses more quickly -- he would have suffered a loss of income as EUPres compared to his current "speaking" and "consulting" income.
Posted by Kim du Toit at November 12, 2009 08:44 PM
More likely that he 'lost' due to poor dental work.
Any careerista should know that the top position is to be avoided. Second, third, or even fourth, position can avoid most flack and hang in there for decades. The only drawback is the problem of avoiding being the next scapegoat, usually by shifting blame.
Posted by cjf at November 12, 2009 10:14 PM
Of course the Belgian government is going on as normal - it is just that the "elected" politicians are finding it harder to pretend they are in charge.
Some Belgians believe that the country is ruled by a child rape cult - but most people there believe the truth is even worse.
Posted by Paul Marks at November 17, 2009 12:13 AM
