Last night, Tony Blair had to rely on Conservative party support to get his education reform bill through the House of Commons. The last Labour Prime Minister who did this, Ramsay Macdonald, was reviled for years afterwards as a traitor. Meanwhile, a much more damaging issue is brewing. It has been alleged that Mr. Blair has been handing out Peerages (elevation to the nobility) in return for large financial contributions and even loans to his party. He has denied the accusation, but the “cash for peerages” issue is here to stay. On top of the financial misdealings of the husband of one of his Cabinet Secretaries, this is very damaging. Tony Blair’s dominance of the British political scene, which survived even the Iraq War issue, looks as if it may be drawing to a close. This will, of course, have serious ramifications for the White House.