Commentary: The return of Maragaret Thatcher?

There may be an interesting parallel to the current U.S. political scene taking place right now across the pond in the United Kingdom. Newsweek has an interesting story about the fall of Bush ally Tony Blair. It appears that the Labour party is in revolt over his apparent devotion to G.W., with the objective of getting rid of "the prime minister who has seemed to be at Bush's beck and call ever since 9/11 and who took Britain to war in Iraq behind the United States." Much like Congressional Republicans, Labour members of parliament in vulnerable constituencies are turning against Blair.

At the same time, the nation's old conservative party, formerly led by the iron lady herself Margaret Thatcher is back on the rise. Interestingly, it seems as though the Iraq war is having a similiar affect in England as it is in the United States, only there it is the Conservatives who are benefiting, unlike here in the U.S.