Thursday, July 5, 2007

No Fake Smiles from Brown

My husband and I were away last weekend, aiming at a relaxing break to forget our worries when his home country hit the news. Apparently a sleeper cell decided to appoint themselves the Gordon Brown Welcome Wagon. This group of bungling terrorists decided to mark the beginning of his term with failed car bombs in London and a quick crash into the Glasgow Airport. After the authorities issued a few reports assuring us that their plans turned into a failure, we found the energy for some explicative-filled tirades against the would-be killers before calming down for some quiet reflection.

As I slowly sunburned in very odd places—like the middle of my forehead and my right big toe, I wondered if we were living in a Luis Bunuel film. Will this be known as the era that we filled our days with meaningless escapades and preoccupations so as to avoid the thought of random death? Good lord! Is this why I keep seeing idiot starlets on real news channels—because none of us can stand to hear the painful truth?

P.M. Brown seemed to deal with the situation quite well and you can see his response in this video on nytimes.com. He was everything you would expect in a British politician. He was quick to get to the point, left off the fake smiles, and didn't include meaningless touchy-feeling-happy-clappy phrases to make the public feel better. I already like him more than Tony Blair.

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