Lonely dog on ice floe

Chris Burford cburford at gn.apc.org
Thu Feb 20 23:54:27 PST 2003



>From: LouPaulsen (LouPaulsen at attbi.com)
>Date: Thu Feb 20 2003 - 03:32:46 EST
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Burford" <cburford at gn.apc.org>
>
> > British television this morning says that yesterday all the US networks
> > switched to the drama of a plucky dog alone on an ice flow drifting
> > helplessly down river.
>
>Symbol for Blair? Was it a poodle?

No much nicer than a poodle. To be serious my hunch was the dog was the American people, who are wondering if compassion is better than belligerence. It would fit with the sense of insecurity behind the plummeting poll ratings of the President.

Chris Burford London



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