Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
My impression is that the British are not looking for a new Churchill, but for a competent manager that doesn't lie and cheat - and who has a respect for the system of cabinet government that has always made the UK successful. Blair has tried to impose a presidential system of government not unlike the US model, but without the checks and balances of the Consititution.
We need a Robert Walpole, not a Winston Churchill. Lying and cheating is beside the point. We need a competent and realistic administrator, who cares if they lie and cheat.