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Post by schwartzie on Sept 4, 2019 12:56:08 GMT -5
It seems like the only countries who have strong leaders are the US and Israel...and the Israeli elections are less than two weeks away. It looks like the world is ready for the Antichrist! Boris Johnson's grim expression reflects gravity of Tory rebellion
Nick Miller By Nick Miller September 4, 2019 — 10.11am London: Pain and anger were obvious on Boris Johnson's face after Parliament inflicted humiliation on him on Tuesday. His return to the House of Commons overnight, Australian time, threatened to be just as bad. But this may be necessary pain, the crisis that sets the stage for a dramatic triumph (on Johnson's terms) next month. In chronological order, Johnson lost his parliamentary majority, control of his Brexit strategy, his first parliamentary vote as PM, and was then forced to sack the grandson of his political idol. But he kept control of the country, for now, with an opposition apparently determined to make him stew in place until they can lock down yet another Brexit extension. And Johnson has a powerful message to take to the country once he is allowed the election he now desperately needs: Vote for me to get this awful Brexit mess out of the way, once and for all. It might not be true (a no-deal Brexit would be the start of years of consequences and damage control). But Johnson is a master at selling a slick message that voters desperately want to be true. Tuesday was an astonishing day. It was not just high political drama, but it has real consequences for Britain that will play out over days, even years. Tuesday's vote was a precursor. The government runs business in Parliament, so the "rebel alliance" of opposition parties and disgruntled Tories had to seize control. They did so by an unexpected margin of 328 to 301. Full article at link
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