Wow — Tony Blair’s in trouble, and the British press are taking no prisoners.<\/p>\n
\n Finally, one British reporter shouted out: “Have you got blood on your hands, Prime Minister?<\/a> Are you going to resign over this?”<\/p>\n
Blair froze. He stood uncomfortable and silent at the lectern for what must have seemed like the longest 30 seconds of his political career, until Koizumi called a merciful end to the press conference.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If only the American press corps had as much gall and backbone when questioning our leaders as the British press does when questioning theirs.<\/p>\n
(via Daily Kos<\/a> and Lane<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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