Only 50 Days To Save The World!

Ignoring the hysterical climate change nonsense inherent within the statement (as difficult as it might be to do so), take a look at Gordon Brown's latest pronouncement:

Gordon Brown said negotiators had 50 days to save the world from global warming and break the "impasse".

Right. Riiiiggght. So, having been in one of the most important positions in the UK government since May 2nd, 1997, and having been in charge of that government since 27 June 2007, he now decides - with 50 days to go - to lead a charge towards "solving" climate change. I'm sorry, but what about the preceding 12 years? What was wrong with doing something in the decade and a bit that Brown has been at the very heart of our government? Talk about leaving everything to the last minute...

Now, there are two possible interpretations to this hasty hyperbole. On the one hand, he could really believe that we only have 50 days to save the world. In which case he is an incompetent moron who needs to learn to prioritise the saving of the world over such things as commenting on that hairy testicle who sang on Britain's Got Talent. On the other hand, he might not believe at all in this 50 day deadline - in which case he is a shallow, manipulative oik trying to create panic to distract people from his own failing political career.

So there we have it - either the Prime Minister is an incompetent moron or a shallow, manipulative oik. Neither is a particularly attractive category for a Prime Minister, and it gets worse when you consider that Gordon is probably both.