Comments on: Who cares whether Brown is 3rd,4th or 5th to meet Obama? http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clifford Conrad http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11697 Clifford Conrad Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:41:29 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11697 Chris I pray that every thing go Gods way and you do not serve any time for this. I pray that you help others Chris I pray that every thing go Gods way and you do not serve any time for this. I pray that you help others

]]> By: Shane Berry http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11696 Shane Berry Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:47:17 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11696 What a monster!!!!!!! What a monster!!!!!!!

]]> By: JohnM http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11695 JohnM Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:06:49 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11695 If it was a conscious decision by Obama to schedule Brown down the list then honestly who can blame him? Brown is hardly the kind of man you'd invite to spice up a dinner party is he? And that's even assuming you could prevent him picking his nose near to the canapes. Brown is dead politically. He hasn't got long to go, nobody realistically expects him to be re-elected next year, his country despise him, his party comrades are already planning to replace him, he's insulted both the previous President as well as his European Allies with his personal habits, his tardiness, his obtuse lecturing, and his willingness to heap the blame on all of them for errors he's responsible for. Obama has shown he only wants to roll with winners. Brown's calls are only answered because we've got troops in Afghanistan at the moment. If I was Obama I'd be booking the world's real movers in before sullying my PR image by shaking hands with our hapless son-of-the-manse. If it was a conscious decision by Obama to schedule Brown down the list then honestly who can blame him? Brown is hardly the kind of man you’d invite to spice up a dinner party is he? And that’s even assuming you could prevent him picking his nose near to the canapes.

Brown is dead politically. He hasn’t got long to go, nobody realistically expects him to be re-elected next year, his country despise him, his party comrades are already planning to replace him, he’s insulted both the previous President as well as his European Allies with his personal habits, his tardiness, his obtuse lecturing, and his willingness to heap the blame on all of them for errors he’s responsible for.

Obama has shown he only wants to roll with winners. Brown’s calls are only answered because we’ve got troops in Afghanistan at the moment. If I was Obama I’d be booking the world’s real movers in before sullying my PR image by shaking hands with our hapless son-of-the-manse.

]]> By: Bryan Dunleavy http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11694 Bryan Dunleavy Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:59:53 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11694 The BBC appears to care and made this their headline. What matters, as you so rightly point out, is the substance of the relationship. Churchill and Roosevelt made it work, as did MacMillan and Kennedy and Thatcher and Reagan. Wilson couldn't get on terms with johnson and I don't think Blair and Clinton had a productive relationship despite the matiness. The relationship between Bush and Blair benefited a community of one and as for any prospective relationship between Brown and Obama, the smart money will be firmly against Brown being allowed to save the world's financial system. The BBC appears to care and made this their headline. What matters, as you so rightly point out, is the substance of the relationship. Churchill and Roosevelt made it work, as did MacMillan and Kennedy and Thatcher and Reagan. Wilson couldn’t get on terms with johnson and I don’t think Blair and Clinton had a productive relationship despite the matiness. The relationship between Bush and Blair benefited a community of one and as for any prospective relationship between Brown and Obama, the smart money will be firmly against Brown being allowed to save the world’s financial system.

]]> By: revinkevin http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11693 revinkevin Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:29:47 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11693 Why would any one want to meet Gordon Brown, everytine he meets some one or something things go bad for them. Why would any one want to meet Gordon Brown, everytine he meets some one or something things go bad for them.

]]> By: Neil Craig http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11692 Neil Craig Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:03:52 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11692 The answer is politicians who live by the soundbite do. I had had hopes that Brown would prove to be a serious statesman but clearly the intellectual prudent dour Scot was all spin. The answers to the other questions are: Yes as long as we don't have to put more troops in. Nobody has ever been able to come up with a wise intervention there. We can if we want to & we should want to. Whether Brown can be trusted not to bend to EU pressure is the question the Americans will want an answer to. The answer is politicians who live by the soundbite do. I had had hopes that Brown would prove to be a serious statesman but clearly the intellectual prudent dour Scot was all spin.

The answers to the other questions are:

Yes as long as we don’t have to put more troops in.

Nobody has ever been able to come up with a wise intervention there.

We can if we want to & we should want to. Whether Brown can be trusted not to bend to EU pressure is the question the Americans will want an answer to.

]]> By: chris southern http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11691 chris southern Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:58:22 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11691 Yet more spin from the unelected PM. Why won't he just GO. Sucking up to Obama and selling out our armed forces for his own popularity on the world stage does this country and it's people no favours what so ever. I personaly hope Obama tells him where to go. Yet more spin from the unelected PM.
Why won’t he just GO.

Sucking up to Obama and selling out our armed forces for his own popularity on the world stage does this country and it’s people no favours what so ever.

I personaly hope Obama tells him where to go.

]]> By: not an economist http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11690 not an economist Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:52:39 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11690 It was aslo Gordon's birthday on Friday. You haven't mentioned that at all. Perhaps we should all stand around and sing Happy (belated) Brithday to him. 1, 2, 3 ... It was aslo Gordon’s birthday on Friday. You haven’t mentioned that at all.

Perhaps we should all stand around and sing Happy (belated) Brithday to him.

1, 2, 3 …

]]> By: Ian Jones http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11689 Ian Jones Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:19:04 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11689 More to the point, what did Brown promise to deliver in order to get to be first? My guess, thousands more troops for Afghanistan. Invasion of Pakistan next? More to the point, what did Brown promise to deliver in order to get to be first? My guess, thousands more troops for Afghanistan.

Invasion of Pakistan next?

]]> By: Pat http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2009/02/22/who-cares-whether-brown-is-3rd4th-or-5th-to-meet-obama/#comment-11688 Pat Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:17:18 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2968#comment-11688 First or last- if it happens Obama is doomed. First or last- if it happens Obama is doomed.

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