Tony Blair stepping down

Damn -- he is one of the good ones. From the Beeb:

I will quit within a year - Blair
Tony Blair has confirmed that he will step down as prime minister within the next 12 months.

Mr Blair said the Labour conference in two weeks' time would be his last as Labour leader - but he did not name a precise date for his departure.

He also apologised for Labour's conduct in recent days, admitting it "has not been our finest hour, to be frank".

Allies have suggested Mr Blair will announce a timetable early in the New Year and hand over power in May.

He is very much a friend of America and a foe to terrorists despite the Islamist pigheads establishing a significant beachhead in England. He will be missed and in forty years, after the whole Islamofascist bullshit has been taken care of, he will be remembered as being as much a friend of England as Sir Winston or Ronnie here in the colonies.