Am I huffing glue, or is this a real story?

Tony Blair is to devote himself to fighting global warming when he quits power this summer by promoting an American rethink on the Kyoto protocol.

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Tony Blair decided the best time to lobby America for a “rethink” on global warming is after he’s divested of all power? He thinks he’ll have more leverage as a disgraced, deeply unpopular ex-Prime Minister?

The tragicomic arc of Blair’s career will be grist for some great works of history someday. For now, though, you just gotta cringe.

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