Tony Blair: The Presumptuous Hypocrite

Tony Blair, ex-UK PM, appeared on the Fareed Zakariya show on Sunday, adding his weight to the anti-immigrant crusade. It's odd because in the UK Blair isn't as popular as he used to be. In fact he is widely detested by both the left and the right. Blair, with brittle and smarmy presence, likes to pose as a great moralist but he actually made a career out following whatever trend seemed to be popular. Hence his jump onto the anti-immigrant bandwagon. Let us remember the mendacious way in which he jumped into the Bush admin. invasion of Iraq. If he became a Bushie there's no reason why he shouldn't become a Trumper because--appearances aside--the two things are basically alike.