Opinion
Former PM arrives in style
By: Jeff Dufour
Editor at Large/Columnist, "Yeas & Nays"
12/04/08 12:05 AM EST
Blair's BentleyWhen President Bush enters retirement next month, will he have as nice a ride as his ally, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair?
Blair showed up Wednesday for a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in a silver, four-door Bentley -- the kind of car that would make James Bond proud.
And there's another trapping of high office that Blair can't let go of, either: the podium. After he spoke, he and CFR chief Richard Haass sat down for a discussion. But when it was time for questions from the audience, Blair quickly moved back to the lectern. "It feels more like prime minister's questions," he explained. "I just feel more comfortable."
In the audience for Blair's remarks: British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald, former Defense Department official Douglas Feith, prominent lawyer Robert Barnett and former Hillary Clinton adviser Mark Penn.
