Monday, November 17, 2003
I hope the Brits know what they're up against
Blair ally in poll threat to Bush
In any case, I'm sure the Repugs will find a very clever way to explain to the Floridian citrus-growers, Wisconsin apple farmers, and Iowan ag-machinery producers, how their respective industries are being attacked by Saddam in cooperation with Al Qaeda and their Democrat sympathizers.
posted by Blicero : 11/17/2003 04:37:00 PM
George Bush will be served notice today that the deep hostility towards him in Britain has reached the Blair inner circle, when the former minister Stephen Byers launches a bid to destabilise the president's re-election campaign next year.This is a prime example of a case in which Bush's policies will result in direct, tangible suffering to large numbers of Americans. Does anyone in his/her right mind think that a Democratic (or even GOP) president who had imposed these same steel tariffs--but who hadn't also flouted important international treaties, pissed all over the environment, enraged the whole world by his foolish and reckless march into Iraq, and generally embarrassed his country--would be receiving this kind of gleeful retaliatory treatment?
On the eve of Mr Bush's state visit to Britain, Mr Byers, an arch-Blairite, will set out proposals to help Democrats in key swing states if the White House refuses to abandon punitive trade sanctions against the UK.
Acting with the tacit approval of Blair supporters, who were enraged when Mr Bush imposed tariffs on imports of British steel to shore up his vote, the former trade and industry secretary will call for sanctions to be imposed on four key marginal states which the president will need to win.
In any case, I'm sure the Repugs will find a very clever way to explain to the Floridian citrus-growers, Wisconsin apple farmers, and Iowan ag-machinery producers, how their respective industries are being attacked by Saddam in cooperation with Al Qaeda and their Democrat sympathizers.
posted by Blicero : 11/17/2003 04:37:00 PM
