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On what basis does this happen ? What has he done ? What has he said that suddenly persuades a solid portion of a potential electorate to decide he shall be the Chosen One ?

The only person who's been talking about him has been Polly Toynbee in the Guardian, apart from that he's just another anonymous NuLab apparatchik. this is nonsense on stilts and if Johnson has any sense whatsoever he should keep his head down and remain being considered the Leader Waiting in the Wilderness. Cos if you can't actually prevent disaster, and on a scale of 1 to 10 of inevitability this disaster is already Spinal Tapped up to 11, being labelled a Saviour tends to end badly. Far better to come in after the bus has crashed and pick up the pieces.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 04:42:37 PM EST
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not being Tony or Gordon? Isn't that enough?

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 05:50:31 PM EST
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Oh, I don't know. You could read this as suggesting that Labour supporters - both of them - would rather vote for someone they've never heard of than someone who's a familiar name.

Alan Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

His voting record from the Public Whip sees him voting strongly in favour of ID Cards and student top-up fees. He also voted strongly in favour of the Iraq war and Labour's anti-terror laws. Furthermore, he voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war.

Or it could be that he's the new host for the red-eyed bile-spitting demon which was possessing Blair, and it wants another spin on the merry-go-round.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Tue Jun 9th, 2009 at 05:51:54 PM EST
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tbg, would you please hand me the tissue to wipe the coffee off my screen? thanks.

not to mention Helen's "nonsense on stilts."

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin

by Crazy Horse on Wed Jun 10th, 2009 at 02:52:46 AM EST
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