Keep dreaming beardy...

"Mr Darling said that he was optimistic about Labour’s prospect at the next general election, despite the party's poor performance in the Norwich North by-election.

“Yes, I do think we can win a general election. I am confident, and I am not noted to be a natural optimist”.

He added that he believed Gordon Brown could win the next election and that the Labour party would “need to fight for every single vote.”"

Once again he is either deluded or a liar. Either deems him unfit for his office.

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The Smoking Gun?

So remember when Tom Miller denied that he had any involvement in the red rag conspiracy that saw McBride and Draper go down?

He said he had no idea it was going on, you know the whole attempt to brand conservative bloggers as racists etc. Well thanks to a

eagle-eyed commenter

this has come to TB's attention. TB is suspicious that even Miller could be this stupid:

If this filth is really from Miller then it would seem to be comprehensive proof that, once again, Tom Miller is an odious liar. Though at this point TB is going to insert a caveat. The comment has

seemingly been removed

since it was first published on the 16th of June, but not before the screen-grab was taken, and thus TB cannot verify that he isn't being pranked. If anyone can verify the authenticity of this image then please do get in touch. It would be the smoking gun and comprehensive proof of Miller's true intentions, if it is real. There is something fishy about this though. The line about central office is the real sore thumb.

TB would love it to be real and wonders what the squeaky clean

Game Changer PR

that have Miller as some sort of consultant on the books, would have to say about his less that tactless attempts to smear the Conservatives.

Hmmmm.

What do you mean it's just a big right-wing conspiracy?

Arrived in DC and getting cosy after an unexpected upgrade to a hotel rather than dorms at the

Leadership Institute

. Just across the Potomac in the Arlington Hilton. Jackpot. Been flicking through the photo's TB took back in NYC...

What exactly was the small blue bear doing at Murdoch's place eh?

Not wasting any time...

Seems the removal vans are coming for Labour already.

Visiting an old friend...

TB couldn't have gone to New York and not popped in to see his good friend Winnie the Pooh. They were just getting into an in depth discussion about the merits of honey, and how funny it was that a bear would like it, when the librarian at the Public Library, where Pooh now lives, came to investigate and tell him off for taking photographs.

Though given the size of the small box where Winnie and his friends are kept TB couldn't help but think he belonged back in the One Hundred Acre wood...

TB feels a campaign brewing.

Fantastic News

Only just got to a computer - cracking result.

What is the point of Liberal Youth?

James "little ginger runt" Harrison took the words right out of TB's mouth..."errrrh"

Painful to watch.

Just Tax

While TB is across the pond he feels duty bound to pick up on a little local news. This video has been doing the rounds here. It seems the GOP are finally getting with the program. After a series of dreadful attempts at getting down with the kids on the interweb, the right are finally errr.. getting it right - 100k hits so far. Yes the video is budget, amateur and camp as hell, but at least it will make people laugh and doesn't attempt to be anything other than a humorous look at what is going on right now.



If you didn't laugh you would cry.

Good Morning, it's polling day...

Aaah haa. TB is very sorry he didn't make it up to Norwich for the by-election campaign but by all accounts it has been a solid effort. Best of luck to Chloe Smith who looks set to be returned as the new member. Looking

at this

reminded TB of about this time last year when he and a few others were in Henley for that campaign, and polling day was particularly fun:

If anyone comes up with something better this morning in Norwich then send in the pics...

What's on your mind?

TB is enjoying his holiday. Lots of grilling and sipping ice cold brewskis in the New Jersey sunshine. His mobile isn't working and he is rarely at a computer. That's where you lot come in...

Anyone fancy writing a guest post should get in touch. Five to six hundred words max and the funnier the better. Conspiracy theorist nutters please don't waste your time even sending stuff.

Go on... help TB... send him something good and it will appear up here.

"I'll have what she's having..."

TB is having a wicked time in New York, but today's lunch deserves a post of it's own. You haven't lived until you've had a sandwich from

Katz's Deli

in the Lower East Side. Home of that scene from When Harry Met Sally, Katz's Reuban sandwich was quite simply the greatest thing TB has ever eaten. He was lost for words for a good hour.

Enough said.

Coulson bitchslaps Watson

TB hasn't had the chance to watch the whole of Coulson's breeze through the select committee, but this cutting put down of the retired attack dog Tom Watson is fantastic:



Ouch.

Bear in the USA

TB has only just found time to catch up on a computer. His mobile isn't working here, and that if anything is adding to the fun. Within hours of touching down TB was sipping beers in a hot tub.. it's a tough life. So what is he missing?

It seems McBride has reared his ugly head once again. His nauseating return was a poor attempt to begin the redemption process that, if anything, only served to remind people what a spinner he really was. His interview with the Guardian was appropriately conducted in a pub...

Clearly where Damian has spent the last three months hiding if the photo is anything to go by.

Dave and Tony

Peter Oborne's column

today is a must read:

"Indeed, although from a rival party, Tony Blair actually supports many things that Conservatives cherish deeply - above all the alliance with America, the financial independence of the City and the importance of free markets in world trade."

Only one man can stop President Blair - but is Dave really so adverse to the idea?

Start spreading the news...

...TB's leaving today. Like the Republican preppy look?

It's going to be a slow weekend here as TB is now very much on his way to New York. He will be catching up with an old buddy, doing a wee bit of fundraising and also working on something rather exciting. He should still have time to get the odd thing up here though. Will then be training it down to Washington to meet up with the

YBF posse

at the

Leadership Institute

for some good right wing and media indoctrination before heading to the

Young America's Foundation

conference.

So time to crank up the English accent and attempt to recreate that wonderful scene from Love Actually.

Ed: PS - TB (pictured) has been on quite an adventure recently. After he was shamelessly kidnapped from a CF event by a young lady and ultimately only rescued by the coordinated hostage rescue efforts of Mark Clarke and Matt Richardson, the bear has been all over London it seems. Thank you to everyone who has contributed in some way to his wardrobe in the last few weeks - be it the Henley boater, the bikers leathers, or even the cool new trainers. Much appreciated and there is a fashion show to follow...

Wine + Email = Banter

After Guido's gentle piss take of Ed Vaizey

yesterday

, it seems that he has responded, sort of:

Something tells TB that a certain amount of booze was consumed before that first email was sent.

You can follow

TB's favourite feminist

, who was apparently a member of the party once upon a time, on Twitter

here

.

Quote of the Day

"Jogging is for people who are not intelligent enough to watch breakfast television".

-Ken Clarke

Via

Paul Waugh

#plot

Well it was pretty much inevitable that TB was going to spend his last day at work for six weeks feeling a little under the weather. Last night's drinks were a roaring success and was great to put names to new faces and sink pints with old ones. Thinking the karaoke might have to become a monthly thing...

Another morning sipping the diet coke eh.

Drinkies...

The joke about Conservative Friends of Ireland seemed to go over quite a few heads but either way TB is sure much Guinness will be consumed.

If you want to join the big right-wing conspiracy drinks then ping over an email for the location and we will be there from six. TB will be the the handsome dark haired one with the harem of blondes on his arm.

TB has been made responsible for setting up the hash tag for the evening on Twitter -

#plot