Dean's bid for White House alarms Blair allies (Guardian)

[dajabr]

Alliance could be strained by anti-war stance

Patrick Wintour
Tuesday January 13, 2004
The Guardian

New Labour allies of Tony Blair are becoming alarmed at the prospect of a Howard Dean US presidential candidacy, fearing it will create formidable tensions in the traditional transatlantic Democrat-Labour alliance.

Amid concerns that a Dean presidential campaign would be dominated by attacks on the Bush-Blair invasion of Iraq, one ally of the prime minister has suggested that he would prefer anyone but Mr Dean as president, although in public Mr Blair will be careful to ensure Labour and Downing Street are seen as neutral in the Democrat race.

Downing Street's leading advisers have long-standing links with Clintonite Democrats on the Democratic leadership council (DLC).

More: http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,1121815,00.html

[bitchkitty]

1. Ha! Right there is a good

reason to vote for Dean! The poodle is pissing all over himself, hahahaha!

[edzontar]

2. Blair is a Chimpy-poodle all the way--screw him!!!!

I hope that he feels very threatened by the Dean prospect.

He deserves to be tried and convicted as a war criminal, along with Cheney, Bush, Rummy, and the rest.

[roguevalley]

3. Memo to Blair, et al: BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!

[mikewriter]

5. If Clark is a Clinton Puppet

Than Blair is a Bush Puppet. Glad Blair is from Britain or it wouldn't surprise me if Blair was Bush's VP

[KissMyAsscroft]

4. FEAR THE DEAN!!!!!!!!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Fuck you poodle!

[patricia92243]

6. Dean is not anti-war, just an unnecessary was in Iraq - he will defend US

[dfong63]

7. blair will be gone soon

i sense he's about to crack.