Bush: Blair Was No Poodle

(AP)  Tony Blair was no poodle, President Bush said in a newspaper interview published Wednesday.

Mr. Bush said that he and the outgoing British prime minister had worked together to achieve world peace — and told The Sun that the accusations leveled against Blair were nothing more than "background noise."

"I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle," The Sun quoted Mr. Bush as saying. "He's bigger than that. This is just background noise, a distraction from big things."

Mr. Bush said history would be kind to Blair, and that whatever the public perception, the two dealt with each other on an equal footing.

"Somehow our relationship has been seen as Bush saying to Blair 'jump' and Blair saying 'how high?' but that's just not the way it works," Mr. Bush said. "It's a relationship where we say were both going to jump together."

The often tongue-tied U.S. president also expressed admiration for Blair's rhetorical skills, saying he envied the prime minister's eloquence.

"Tony's great skill, and I wish I had it, is that he's very articulate," the president said. "I wish I was a better speaker. This guy can really ... he can talk."

Mr. Bush said he so admired the prime minister he had asked Blair to stay on through 2008 — the end of Bush's term — but added that he got along well with Blair's successor, Gordon Brown.

"Gordon came (to Washington) and he wasn't the image of the dour Scotsman at all," Mr. Bush said. "He was relaxed. It was a good meeting."

The Sun said the interview took place on May 16. It was part of a collection of interviews about Blair published to mark the prime minister's departure from office after 10 years in power.

[docpeter-2009]

"Mr. Bush said that he and the outgoing British prime minister had worked together to achieve world peace."

i.e. so we started a war together

"I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle," The Sun quoted Mr. Bush as saying. "He's bigger than that. This is just background noise, a distraction from big things."

i.e. He's more like a Labrador Retriever, medium large, and compliant.

"Somehow our relationship has been seen as Bush saying to Blair 'jump' and Blair saying 'how high?' but that's just not the way it works," Mr. Bush said. "It's a relationship where we say were both going to jump together."

i.e. sort of like playing double dutch together.

[randalds]

"Bush: Blair Was No Poodle"

Somehow that doesn't mean much coming from the man who was holding his leash.

"Yo! Blair! Come here!"

[drummer94]

Did Bush say "poodle" or "noodle"?

[cantshutup]

PhF U C K YOU george bush...you should be in jail you criminal

[toldyouso21]

"I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle," The Sun quoted Mr. Bush as saying. "He's bigger than that. This is just background noise, a distraction from big things."


You tell them Dubya!!! Blair was no poodle...bigger. Okay. Blair was an English Bulldog and Bush was the great big, bungling marmaduke dog (great dane) fumbling and bumbling as he rammed himself continually up the Uk's political bunghole.* That better?

Don't worry Tony, he stayed out of your **** and with his usual ineptness, Bush was mostly fvcking air anyway. LOL

[toldyouso21]

Somehow our relationship has been seen as Bush saying to Blair 'jump' and Blair saying 'how high?' but that's just not the way it works," Mr. Bush said. "It's a relationship where we say were both going to jump together."

Yep. Right off the cliff.

[drummer94]

"I wish I was a better speaker" WONDERFUL. Now the president is wishing. Every day the guy shows what an ****** he is. Sheesh.

[mbcsmith]

mbcsmith: Here's a little history for YOU: Al-Qaida's 30yr primary purpose was to replace the secular heads of Arab states with religious heads. That painted a bullseye on Saddams forehead and he responded by making Al-Qaida illegal and killing it wherever it was found. Only the Shrub could have so thoroughly screwed up a potent ally in the war on terror, and turned his country into a terrorist training ground.
Posted by ubrew12 at 11:37 AM : Jun 27, 2007


WOW! And I bet he contributed to the Red Cross too!

[mbcsmith]

The United States has neither the moral or practical authority to overthrow every sovereign government whose political system or leaders we don't like.
Posted by briannorwood at 12:43 PM : Jun 27, 2007

Nope. Just the ones who violate truces that end wars. If your comments were true, Chavez would be at the end of a noose right now.

[briannorwood]

mbcsmith:

Yeah, Saddam was a bad guy alright. So was King George.

We solved our problem by ourselves - via the revolution.

If the Iraqi's were such a screwed up nation to begin with, they could have solved their problem in the same way.

The United States has neither the moral or practical authority to overthrow every sovereign government whose political system or leaders we don't like.