Rome-ward bound
Tony Blair went to see the Pope last week. He wants to convert to Catholicism. No wonder the pontiff looks worried — can the Church bear the strain? (“Forgive me father, for I have sinned. Now where shall I begin?”) The Vatican will have to build a special confession booth for Blair — a line of priests will form outside, taking turns to absolve him.
STOP PRESS: News arrives that Blair is to become Bush’s peace envoy in the Middle East. Oh, but he’s a warmonger you say. True, but the thing is the president can’t spell — what he’s actually becoming is a piece envoy, securing a piece of the pie for us in the region. The sad fact is that there are enough religious lunatics bent on killing people there without him moving in.
