>The London Times
>Diary
>
>July 09, 2002
>
>TONY BLAIR's special relationship with George W. Bush is under
>considerable strain. Not only do the two disagree on Yassir Arafat's
>tenure as leader of the Palestinian Authority, but Blair has started
>telling disparaging anecdotes about the President. Baroness Williams
>of Crosby recalled a story told to her by "my good friend Tony Blair"
>recently in Brighton. Blair, Bush and Jacques Chirac were discussing
>economics and, in particular, the decline of the French economy. "The
>problem with the French," Bush confided in Blair, "is that they don't
>have a word for entrepreneur."