Breaking News

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Tony Blair to step down June 27th.

 

[RubberFrog]

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I thought that broke last night? Wake up old man....

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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I thought that broke last night? Wake up old man....

I work at nigh RF, I just got it.

 

[Bass Man Bruce]

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I have a lot of respect for that guy, Britains loss IMHO.

 

[QC]

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I agree with Bruce

 

[Limited-Time]

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I'm with the above two. I wonder if it's the will of the people, or the will of those speaking out against him??

 

[Boomyal]

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I liked Tony Blair. I loved to listen to him responding in Parliament.
Regardless of the reason for his 'stepping down', he has been at it for over 10years. IMHO, that is long enough for any leader, in a democracy.

Iraq was his final undoing but I hope that he will eventually be proved right.

LT, in a parliamentary system, the peoples representatives put the PM into power, or take him out. I think in Blairs case, it was his own party that pressured him to resign, they didn't want to have to vote him out. And it will be his party that places the next PM.

 

[stevieray]

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Regardless of the reason for his 'stepping down', he has been at it for over 10years. IMHO, that is long enough for any leader, in a democracy.

Term limits, I say!

Congress - 4 yrs & OUT.

Pres - change to 6 yrs & OUT - no re-election.

That'll clean things up immeasurably.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Term limits, I say!

Congress - 4 yrs & OUT.

Pres - change to 6 yrs & OUT - no re-election.

That'll clean things up immeasurably.

Spot on.
I have said limits for years.
These 90 some years old people don't need to be in the congress and senate, IMO.

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Hmmmm.....
Never mind!.......
SBN, someone must keep voting them in to office for them to stay there.....​

 

[stevieray]

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Hmmmm.....
Never mind!.......
SBN, someone must keep voting them in to office for them to stay there.....​

Ever see that movie The Distinguished Gentleman? Explains a lot about how that happens.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Hmmmm.....

Never mind!.......

SBN, someone must keep voting them in to office for them to stay there.....​

Yea I know Haut, but I can't get people to vote the way I do.

 

[Coors]

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Once in office, you amass a bigger war chest, and more name recognition than anyone who runs against you. Hard to get rid of them; heck, I want some of them in my own party outta there.