Get real. This was never going to be Love Actually II

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The Times July 29, 2006
By Roland Watson

IF ONLY life were more like the movies, Tony Blair could have gone to the White House and given us a monumental feel-good moment.

A couple of verbal slaps around President Bush’s chops, a finger wagged in his host’s face, the unzipping of the poodle costume, and with one bound he would be free.

Mr Blair would return a hero. His name would ring out from the thronged streets of foreign capitals. Labour Party members would stop throwing darts at his picture, for a few minutes. He might not stop the war. But at least he would make us feel much better.

Such a scenario — downtrodden Prime Minister finally sticks it to arrogant and overbearing President — formed the climax to the film Love Actually. Hugh Grant, the Prime Minister, even got his girl.

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1. Ok. I've got to get this off my chest.

Whenever I saw Blair and Clinton together in the 90's, I thought that they were the great hope of the future. I just puffed up with pride when I saw this dynamic duo together.
What the heck happened to Tony??? How did he fall for Shrubs numbskull plans? How did he become such a dunderhead?