December 29, 2007
THEY'VE BEEN RESONATING FOR THIRTY YEARS:
David Cameron’s policies ‘resonate’ with public, admits Jack Straw (David Cracknell, 12/30/07, Sunday Times of London)
A SENIOR cabinet minister has admitted David Cameron’s campaign is “resonating” with the public and the government must “adapt” if it is to keep power.After a disastrous autumn for Gordon Brown, in which the Tories took a convincing lead in the opinion polls, Jack Straw accepted in an interview with The Sunday Times that there had been “problems” that must be put right next year and that “clear progress” must be made.
Letting the Tories steal back Thatcherism/Blairism was remarkably inept, like Al Gore handing the Clinton legacy to W. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 29, 2007 10:13 PM
This "Clinton Legacy" business is a real Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot. I just don't get it. I was overseas in the '70's, not the '90's--I should have a better memory of what was going on while BJ was in office.
My recollection was that the man was a draft-dodger who became a corrupt Arkansas politician, with is equally corrupt wife acting as his bagman. had no priciples whatsoever, and became president throgh a combinaton of bluff and luck. He govenrned from the far left, throwing his party's majorities away in the process.
Not surprsingly, he left office as ignomiously as he entered, going from queers in the military to selling presidential pardons. Impeachment? Disbarment? Just steps along the road of disgrace. That he was someimes called "The first Black president" was a monstrous racisl shame.
Posted by: Lou Gots at December 30, 2007 5:33 AM
You're confusing personal misconduct for public policy. He put the budget in surplus, passed no new but reformed one entitlement, passed two major free trade treaties, etc. He was more conservative than Ronald Reagan.
Posted by: oj at December 30, 2007 8:02 AMAnd how much of this conservative policy was forced on him by the new Republican majorities in the legislature rather than his own desires?
Posted by: Patrick H at December 30, 2007 12:03 PMHaving conceded the conservatism of his government in fact you've lost the argument. The atmospherics are insignificant.
Posted by: oj at December 30, 2007 3:49 PM