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May 10, 2007
The Movers are Coming! The Movers are Coming! (Tony and Cherie addition)
Today Tony Blair announced the end of his time at Number 10 Downing is approaching fast. While we are already seeing retrospectives on the Blair era at the substantive level (before we have even actually officially seen the backside of that era), I for one already miss his irrepressible wife Cherie.
Most Americans don't follow goings on across the pond that much, which means they've really lost out on the hilarious saga of the Cherie-end of the Tony&Cherie show. Cherie (pictured above behind the HRH fossils in what is either a jaw breaking yawn or a moment when she just nearly lost control of those well documented anti-Royalist feelings) has been a near constant source of amusement for observers like me for years now. When she isn't defending human rights she's doing her part for Labour each and every day (for what she paid her stylist, she could and should have just hired a general contractor to sand blast the whole surreal edifice away and rebuild completely, but I understand her hesitation: there are only three heavy-engineering firms, two in the US and one in Japan, with the technical know-how to deal with history's most idiotic grin). Her Wikipedia profile contains a brief overview of the various controversies surrounding her. A complete coverage might have required the storage capacity of a whole new Wikipedia. Really, it's rare that a woman like Cherie comes along who can leave Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan in the dust, and leaves us so wholly in awe after the years of entertainment she provided. She set a standard for utter shamelessness that should serve as an inspiration for us all.
As the Australian puts it so well, it's now time I guess for the Blair Rich Project. I'll be following that closely: it will be the best thing on TV (even if, on this side of the pond, it will be shown only on obscure cable channels) and I can already tell that Gordon Brown and ...what's her name?...won't be able to hold a candle to Tony and my beloved Cherie.
So long Cherie, and thanks for all the fish.
Posted by dag at May 10, 2007 1:24 PM