[lbo-talk] Brits keep on trucking

[Carl Remick]

>From: Gary? <slade.g at gmail.com>
>
>On 7/11/05, Carl Remick <carlremick at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >The NY Times
> > states:  "One wedding party was reported by a BBC journalist in the city 
>to
> > have danced away from the presumed danger in a conga line."
> >
>
>and Nero fiddled while Rome burned, impressive isn't it.. That stiff
>upper lip is similar to American's patriotism, a diversion, no-one is
>asking why, no-one is taking Blair to task, they're too busy 'carrying
>on regardless' and being admired for it.. Bloody fools.

For the most part I agree with you.  But there was something about the image 
of conga-ing out of a supposed bomb zone that I found impressive, if only 
because of the amount of ethanol that must have been involved in inspiring 
such action.  That said, Tony Blair should of course have his head stuck on 
a pike immediately for getting the UK into this hopeless mess.

Carl