It looks like Bush is starting to get a real lonely feeling in the international community. Members of Tony Blair’s own party are now starting to blast our incompetent President:
A senior Labour backbencher has attacked the Bush administration, describing it as “incompetent” and guilty of “appalling complacency.”
Former minister of state Nick Raynsford’s criticism comes during a period in which transatlantic relations are under strain across a range of issues from the Middle East to climate change.
In an interview with ePolitix.com Raynsford, who was in the government until last year’s reshuffle, expressed his satisfaction that the Democrats won last week’s
“It’s absolutely right that the American people have expressed their concern over the situation in Iraq and about the Bush administration and I’m delighted that Democrats now have control of both houses,” he said.
“I think that will result in a shift of attitude and there are many areas of American policy should be changed.”
On the environment he expressed his anger at the Republicans for failing to sign up to measures on reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Perhaps we can now mend our broken ties around the globe. Of course that has to be done at the expense of our President, a cost I am sure many won’t complain about.