Business as usual
An interesting quote I came across last night:
"When an opposition gets into office and the king trusts him with the exercise of his power, the farce is at an end, and after a few awkward apologies, and a few ineffectual votes with old connections by way of consistency, the business of government is expected to be taken up and carried on in the usual way ..."
(from
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Gordon_Brown.htm)
This was said by William Knox in 1789 but it applies to present-day British prime ministers and describes the Obama presidency to a T. What difference is there between George W. Bush and Barack Obama other than their rhetoric?
"When an opposition gets into office and the king trusts him with the exercise of his power, the farce is at an end, and after a few awkward apologies, and a few ineffectual votes with old connections by way of consistency, the business of government is expected to be taken up and carried on in the usual way ..."
(from
http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Gordon_Brown.htm)
This was said by William Knox in 1789 but it applies to present-day British prime ministers and describes the Obama presidency to a T. What difference is there between George W. Bush and Barack Obama other than their rhetoric?
posted by Toe at 11:56 PM
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