Of little consequence

Not since the inconsequential presidential debates have words of so little consequence been spoken by a person of such international power: "My attitude is I want him to be here so long as I'm the president.''

These were the words of Mr Bush today [1] and of little consequence indeed. One small detail that Mr Bush is missing is this: Mr Bush does not vote in Britain. His preferences are of little consequence in the minds of the British voters. And the British voters are quite fed-up with Mr Blair as it were. His standings in the polls are the lowest ever. There are calls circulating even within Labour for Mr Blair to pack it and move out and on. Yet, Mr Bush thought it diplomatically and politically wise to utter such futile words - smacking of arrogance one may add.

There seems to be no end to this man's delusions of grandeur. Nowhere in the annals of modern history has a leader got it in his mind to express such a misplaced notion in such a public arena. Mr Churchill did not call on the USA to keep President Roosevelt in office for a fourth term, or Mr George H. Bush on the British to keep Mrs Thatcher.

The line of blunders from this president of the USA leaves one wondering if it can get any worse. But then, one should be careful with such thoughts, as history has shown us.