Blair's own Waterloo as presidential campaign begins to falter
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...n-Germany.html
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Tony Blair's hopes of becoming President of Europe were dealt a fresh and possibly devastating blow today as the French leader signalled he would not back him. Nicolas Sarkozy, who was initially one of Mr Blair's most vocal supporters, declared that there would be a joint Franco-German candidate for the post. And he warned: 'The first names to come out of the hat are not the ones that are finally chosen.'
This appeared to be a clear reference to Mr Blair, who was at first seen as the hot favourite to land the plum £275,000-a-year post. The French President's comments came as Gordon Brown reiterated his backing for his predecessor, and David Miliband ruled out becoming EU high representative - a role that will also be created once the Lisbon Treaty is ratified.
The Foreign Secretary moved to quash mounting speculation that he was being lined up for the post, repeating that he was not available.
'I am not a candidate. I am not available. I am proud to be Foreign Secretary in Gordon's Government and that's what I am determined to do,' he said. His insistence came amid growing support in Europe, with France's most respected newspaper Le Monde yesterday lavishing him with praise.
It described him as 'young and brilliant', hailing his pro-Europe speech this week in which he insisted the EU needed a global presence alongside China and the U.S.
EU leaders agreed a Czech opt out to the European Charter of Human Rights last night, which means the Lisbon Treaty is one step closer to being ratified. The only remaining frontier is a ruling from the Czech Constitutional Court, which will meet next week to decide if it can accept the controversial document. Czech president Vaclav Klaus is expected to ratify it once that decision is passed down, as long as it concludes there is no reason to block it.
I'm quite sad, because while I do not want a President of Europe, nevermind a European Union I want Tony Blair to get the job, because theres no one more suitable to ruining something and turning the people against it, and with President Blair ruling it down on the British people I don't think they will like it very much, neither will the rest of Europe who detest the man for the Iraq War.
The President role is formed from the Lisbon Treaty, which lays the foundations for the European Union to become a superstate, meaning that essentially in my eyes and the eyes of many, the United Kingdom now becomes a 'satelitte' state under the banner of the European Union. 84% of our laws are made in the European Union by unelected officals, and the Presidential role will not be elected either.
The Labour Party did promise in their 2005 manifesto to give the people a referendum on whether or not we wanted the Lisbon Treaty, however they backtracked on this promise. The only other country to recieve a vote was the Republic of Ireland (because their constitutional legally says they have to) and they voted no the first time and yes the second time - because the EU can't accept the word no.
If you want a short summary on what the Lisbon Treaty basically does, then look here for a short explanation by a Irish MEP.
Do you think the British people should get a say on the Lisbon Treaty? (which creates the post of President of Europe)
