The basic question being: is this serious?
The Stop Blair petititon is getting a surge in signatures today, although there were no references in the news, so I guess it's due to its good search engine profile.
That is the number of people who have signed an online petition, run in recent weeks to protest against the idea that Blair would be a suitable person to preside over the affairs of the EU.
An online petition has already appeared called "Stop Blair", which explains which authorities would be appointed to the EU president and why Blair should not perform such duties.
