  Almost forgot, it's ten years since Blair took the reigns (of labour). Of course way back then I probably was a bit less of a political junkie -&nbsp;what with still being a kid and all; however I actually ended up watching Blair accepting the leadership due to feeling incredibly lazy with the TV remote control. Now Blair was not my favorite person in the Labour leadership competition. I'd love to claim it was because I could foresee the future and the Iraq mess but it was actually more of the case that he was the guy I didn't know who beat out the people who I actually heard of (making me feel a tad ignorant). I made a note that I just didn't like this Blair guy. Oh well, at least I can now say in all honest that I was a Blair hater from&nbsp;day one.
From my irrational Blair dislike came a far more rational dislike for the "New" Labour party. It had a certain&nbsp;opportunistic sleeze that, at that time, reminded me of how a door-to-door salesman sells his wears. All around me though, everyone was treating New Labour as the saviours of Britain who could do no wrong and would solve all problems. I merely shrugged and said that in time they would&nbsp;be as bad as the Tories. How right I was.
Or to be more accurate&nbsp;how lucky I was on one guess. In truth, I relied on the simple&nbsp;fact that sooner or later all [or at least the vast majority] of prominent&nbsp;politicians end up corrupt and hated. Tony stayed in power too long. Had he gotten out even a couple of years ago,&nbsp;he probably would have many more admirers. For vanities sake, there may be something in having a leadership cap like the eight years maximum an American president like Bill Clinton can serve.
For the record, my other prophecies of the Tory party restructuring themselves [and destroying New Labour once the electorate 'forgot' about the Major / Thatcher years and the shine wore of N. Lab] has yet to happen. Unfortunately thanks to the Lib Dems being completely incapable of building on the anti Labour and Tory sentiment; it is probably only a matter of time before that eventually becomes true. Oh well, Happy anniversary Mr. Blair 
