CHANNELING THE DEMOCRATS

Tony, you're killing us (Dennis Prager, July 22, 2003, townhall.com)

Democrats may have applauded British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech to the joint session of Congress. But in their hearts, they and the entire left must have loathed his speech.

To understand why, let us enter the minds of leftists and observe their thoughts on comments made by Mr. Blair.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership."

Leadership!? Tony, are you kidding? [...]

"In the end, it is not our power alone that will defeat this evil. Our ultimate weapon is not our guns, but our beliefs."

Enough with this talk about "evil" and "beliefs." You sound like Bush and all these other fanatics who talk about "Judeo-Christian values."

"Just as the terrorist seeks to divide humanity in hate, so we have to unify it around an idea, and that idea is liberty."

Liberty? That proves you are not one of us, Tony. We believe in equality, not liberty.

Pretty funny. On Fresh Air the other day, Peter Stothard, author of Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History--a new book on Tony Blair in the run-up to the war--talked about how the PM wanted to end his address to the British people by saying: "God bless you" or something of the sort. He was forbidden by his advisors because it might offend people. Pretty sad. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 24, 2003 11:21 AM