The United States has had no better friend than Tony Blair over the last few years, which is actually different from saying we’ve had no better friend than Britain. Yes, the British — as always — have been our go-to guys, our wingmen, our hombres, but were it not for Blair it’s not clear that the British would have gotten our backs on this one.
Nevertheless, Blair is staking his job on a new EU referendum. And, if the choice is between the abolition of Britain and the abolition of Blair’s tenure then I think I’m going to have to hope for the latter.