Alanabit and other Brits, as the one who started this thread let me assure you that I did not mean for it to be an "American View", other than the article from Greg Palast, an American. Hearing your views is most interesting.

DougR, take another look at that article- Palast said that Blair will remain in office but that if the winning margin narrows (which it did) he won't be staying in office. So- in what way did Palast "bite off more than he can chew"?