Mr Blair said 'I did what I thought was right...?' Does this refelect well on his legacy?
2007-05-11 22:30:36 · 11 answers · asked by Darkchild 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Just wanted to add, what do you think that Tony has done for the British people good and bad. And if Gordon Brown gets the job, what has he let himself in for...will he be able to do a better job?
2007-05-11 23:05:12 · update #1
Right for whom?
Theres an old saying that the way to hell is paved with good intentions.
'I did what I thought was right' sounds like an explanation, an excuse. It doesnt make any difference at all, except to make me wonder if he feels guilty about something.
2007-05-11 22:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by madbaggage 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We all try to do what we believe to be right.
I think you will find the tenure of his speech was to grab at the emotions of his audience and the cheer leaders who were at the event. The problem was he was preaching to the converted.
He wouldn't have got the same reception at a meeting of pensioners who had paid into pension funds whilst they were working only to find it had been taken from them. Or for that matter with people who can't sleep at night because their sons are in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The results at the recent elections was the true reflection on his legacy.
In his favour he can take the credit for handing over the responsibility of controlling inflation to a private organisation. namely the Bank Of England. It was a final tweak to the economic foundations of the economy that he had inherited from the previous government.
2007-05-12 02:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by frank S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His speech will have brought tears to the party faithful.
To me "the rat" has left the sinking ship,
He promised all sweet and light in1997.
what a "bloody mess he has left behind.
Thousands of innocent people have died because of his policies.and because HE thought he was right.
From a young boy Tony Blair never lived in the real world
he was cosseted. never ever worked with ordinary people.
He has led the life in a deluded cloud of self importance.
2007-05-11 22:53:27 · answer #3 · answered by mickjack 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think. That. Mr Blair. Has strange and. Unconcievable. Pauses when. He talks. And. He sounds. A. Little. Daft.
Other than that he sounded like he wanted a medal or something, we know he did his best - that is what we are annoyed about!
2007-05-12 01:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. A load of spin like the rest of his term in office. Doing what he thought was right means he did not care what the rest of the country thought.
2007-05-11 22:39:11 · answer #5 · answered by SYJ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An old saying is,"The road to Hell is paved with good intentions". that just sums Tony's legacy up.
2007-05-11 22:41:43 · answer #6 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was vomit inducing. He managed to con so many people during his reign as Prime Minister. His main purpose was the destruction of Britain and you just need to look around you to know he succeeded.
2007-05-11 22:43:35 · answer #7 · answered by A True Gentleman 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Rambling, delusional totally out of touch as he has been through these dark seven years , as has the party he stood for
2007-05-11 22:54:51 · answer #8 · answered by ufo18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a slimy mincing gits way of saying "please don't blame me, I thought I was doing the right thing".
He let in thousands of undesirables who all now think they're British.
If I fell off the boat in Barbados/Jamaica/Trinidad- would I be a West Indian too?
2007-05-11 23:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by Yer Acker I be 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
2007-05-11 22:41:00 · answer #10 · answered by Mordent 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋