The Special Relationship Page #4

President clinton and first lady

hillary rodham clinton

made a detour to london to pay a flying

visit to tony blair today.

All the stops... -

a pair of postwar baby boomers

who came to power by moderating

the liberal tendencies

of their respective

political parties.

the meetings will be

closely watched for signals

as to what can be expected of the two men

who sm to have so much in common.

Are you sure I can't

offer you anything?

No, I'm good.

I suppose you know the awful term

"special relationship"?

It's something our foreign

office is always keen to promote.

Oh, I know it. every

country on earth claims it.

Although, in terms of actual

effect on u. s. foreign policy,

israel, china, saudi arabia,

and the irish republic are

the ones who merit it.

Still, every now and again

a situation arises where...

Personal chemistry

between the two leaders...

As well as the shared language,

shared history...

Is such that it could

actually have some currency.

You think this is one

of those moments?

I do actually.

You have to ask yourself: all.

When did it last happen that

two guys on the same team,

found themselves with their

hands on the joystick like this?

It's a unique opportunity.

- yes, it is.

- We take away the bullshit,

all the reasons that things

don't get done...

the same old excuses,

the same roadblocks

to progress that people have

been throwing up for years...

We could put right-wing politics

out of business for a generation.

Heck, maybe forever.

- the same with the old far left.

- Exactly.

Progressive, center-left

politics is the future.

What you're talking about is a...

Is a whole paradigm shift.

A new kind of politics

for the new millennium.

We build a global consensus

around our ideas,

there's nothing that

we can't tackle.

I mean, you look at the facts:

I've got three more years,

then al gore...

That's eight years right there.

And then in europe,

you're just getting started.

There's persson in sweden,

schroeder in germany.

Beyond that, there's cardoso

in brazil. you're right.

People are ready for this

and we're on the

right side ohistory.

It's a sladunk.

He understands the

limitations of power,

of what can be accomplished,

he just refuses to

be limited by them.

He's a visionary, a true visionary.

Well, before you develop

too much of a crush,

it's also worth remembering

that this visionary is

also the first president

of the united states

to be up on a sexual

harassment charge.

No, if you'd been there,

if you'd heard him,

you'd understand, you know,

what this could mean

- for me, for all of us.

- Well, I wasn't there, was I?

I was out entertaining

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