Tony's Joke Has Gone Too Far

[Prophet Tenebrae]

Sure it might have been funny when he said Britain would "stand side by side with America" but really that joke has gone too far - since when did it become our job to help America fight it's battles?

Just how much money are we going to waste - and right after Gordon Brown is set to borrow billions anyway. It's not even as though we're needed - and I'm sure that others better suited to such things could argue the moral dimension.

But, quite frankly going to war with Iraq - if it happens and I certainly don't buy the whole "we're looking for a diplomatic solution" angle - should be grounds to impeach "president" Blair. If only we had a constitution that would allow it.

[Scunthorpe]

If only we could have 25 years of isolation to sort our house out. Heavens know, we need it befor we even dare to meddle with anothers. Sometimes I wonder who are we to accuse anther when we have so much wron. Then again, there's a Biblical quote about motes and beams.

[hr]The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and three hundred sixty-two admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.

[Prophet Tenebrae]

Yeah, it would seem Tony is playing the classic war card to get us to forget Britain is on the fast track to third world status.

[teamonkey]

Personally, I'm all for leaving the country. I want to live in Sweden. Why? Well, you can buy a small flat here for £250,000. In Sweden you can buy a whole island complete with mansion for £250,000 (true - I saw it on daytime TV). Also, they have saunas, and if I'm going to have kids I want them educated there. Just look at this, and whimper at how bad the UK does:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geosurvey/

[Prophet Tenebrae]

I blame party politics, from all the exerts the news showed of the Archbishop of Cantebury's lecture it seems he pretty much hit the nail on the head - the government is reactionary and based on focus groups and public opinion.

That goes at least a part of the way toward explaining why our country is so crap, oh yeah and Neds. We should have a pogrom against Neds.

[Thackary]

Teamonkey, can I advise you against educating your kids in saunas.

Experience and extensive testing has proven that higher room temperatures affect the concentration spans of those trying to learn.

[Prophet Tenebrae]

What about the steam?

[rubbermuffin]

Sweden gets all our acid rain though.

[cheimon]

this is pathetic! i mean, i know the average american is pretty ignorant, but only 89% able to place the US on a map?? good lord! this makes me even more glad I went a school that made me take geography. Some of these results are quite amusing-- apparently more French people know where Italy is than Italians. hmm. And although Sweden is definitely taking the cake in geographical knowledge, nobody else seems to know where the hell it is, he he. Worst of all, despite bombing it profusely, Americans still don't know where Afghanistan is. This has done so much to increase my confidence in my country. . .