The Times has the worrying report that:
From The Times
October 2, 2009'President' Blair waits on voters of Ireland
Philip Webster, David Charter, Roger Boyes and Charles Bremner
Tony Blair is in line to be proclaimed Europe's first president within weeks if the Irish vote "yes" in today's referendum.
Senior British sources have told The Times that President Sarkozy has decided that Mr Blair is the best candidate and that Angela Merkel has softened her opposition.
"Senior British sources" - who exactly ?
The former Prime Minister could be ushered into the European Union's top post at a summit on October 29.
Ms Merkel, the German Chancellor, was opposed to Mr Blair because she believed that the post should go to a country that had adopted the euro but British sources said that she may now be "biddable" if Germany and France get plum posts in the new European Commission.
German sources insisted that it was far from clear that Ms Merkel had changed her mind and there were suggestions in Paris that Mr Sarkozy was happy to be seen to be backing Mr Blair because he knew that Ms Merkel would scupper the appointment.
"German sources" - who exactly ?
Mr Blair, whose claims are being advanced by ministers in London, will not enter the race unless he is certain of winning. He is wary of giving up his many other commitments, spanning business, the Middle East, climate change and his Faith Foundation.
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Which "ministers in London" exactly ?
Tony Blair and his Labour party cronies cannot be trusted to defend our human rights and liberties - they literally practice Orwellian doublethink and newspeak , and are utterly ignorant of high technology and incompetent with basic economics.
He must not be allowed to become the unelected "President of Europe", something which which is felt strongly both by supporters and opponents of the European Union !.
There is a petition, with over 34,000 signatures opposing the idea of Tony Blair becoming the unelected "President of the European Union".
See
which leads to
We, European citizens of all origins and of all political persuasions, wish to express our total opposition to the nomination of Tony Blair to the Presidency of the European Council
Any UK or EU politicians or bureaucrats who propose or support the insulting idea of "President" Blair, especially those who do not sincerely believe in it, but are just trying to score political points of their rivals, should also be punished by the electorate.
