Bush & Blair: They Did it Their Way - So They Have No One To Blame But Themselves

Bush & Blair: They Did it Their Way - So They Have No One To Blame But Themselves:

"If democracy is supposed to represent the will of the people, then there is either something wrong with the democracies or something wrong with the people on both sides of the Atlantic.

Less than two years ago George Bush was re-elected president of the United States. His pitch: 'Stick with me, I have not done a thing wrong.' His promise: 'I will do more of the same.' Six months later Tony Blair went to the polls with a similar message.

Both were elected. Both have since been as good their word. With the exception of Dick Cheney's poor marksmanship and John Prescott's priapism there have been no real surprises since then.

Yet both now find themselves wallowing at dismal levels of public support. Blair has the lowest approval rating of any Labour premier on record - dipping below Harold Wilson in 1968 during the post-devaluation crisis. Bush similarly keeps plumbing new depths - currently standing at just over half the level Clinton enjoyed in the midst of the Lewinsky scandal. If there were an election tomorrow, both would struggle. "