Last Wednesday I was all excited to write about how Chirac's goose may finally be cooked. With the Paris Olympics lost, I just didn't see how he could survive the next political season. Out by Christmas, I thought.
But no. Four disaffected kids from Leeds took care of that one. Blair was flying high on his own helium Wednesday night and Thursday... Well Thursday did exactly what it was designed to do.
But let's go back a few days. What was Live 8 anyway? I don't get it. Who is selling what to whom? And what is concern about global warming when you're in the tank with the US and the US isn't going to let up one environmental iota because guess what, China burns its way to prosperity right behind it.
Somewhere in his gut, Chirac, the old war horse, knew he just needed to hang on like a European Arafat. Chirac has the experience of the ages to know that the Blair Show couldn't be maintained very long. Just hold out. Blair's train will leave the station. And Thursday, it did.
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