The Race To Run Knifecrime Island Ends For Gordon Brown
"We are watching the dying moments of the Labour administration," said a BBC correspondent some moments ago. And we've been watching, some of us, for most of the day. Gordon Brown is expected to step out momentarily and announce that once he has been informed that a deal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats is in place (there are all sorts of scenarios being bandied about) he will head to Buckingham Palace and tell the lady with the dogs that he's stepping down as Prime Minister of Knifecrime Island. If I have to stare at that lectern in front of that black door for any longer I am going to go crazy. And yet: This has been kind of amazing to follow. It has been, I don't know, fun, even? Every gesture analyzed, every movement scrutinized for deeper import… it's democracy (or some form of it) in action! And here he comes. And there he goes.
"but as prime minister, clearly didn't quite CUT the MUSTard"
Neat shots of the palace.
Was I the only one who thought of Al Gore's concession speech in 2000 after the Supreme Court cut short the recount? That was a deeply moving and sad speech, exhibiting the kind of humanity and charisma that Gordon Brown NEVER showed before.
And why haven't those little boys of his been trotting around in photo spreads for the last 60 days?
There was something oddly poignant about his "Thank you, and goodbye."
Al Gore is a great comparison- a smart man with his heart in the right place, who never commanded the charisma of his predecessor. The parallels are even closer to Paul Martin Jr., but we're busy writing him out of history.
He never should have scheduled the election during Mercury's retrograde. (And AGREED on the kids.)
He'll hit the ground running. Or he'll hit something else standing still. Whatever. Has the Susan Boyle biopic been cast yet?
These exterior shots would be make a very popular "the sun has set on Labour" calendar with the Tories.
Still didn't get swept out clean last Thursday, despite conventional wisdom of 2+ years. Brown's got to take a bit of solace in that.