Poor Gordon!

Oh dear - poor Gordon has put his foot in it! An unguarded remark in what he considered to be the privacy of his car has caused great offence. He described a voter as 'bigoted' - whether or not she is is not really the question. His private opinions should be expressed only after he has ensured that his microphone has been disconnected. He tried to blame his staff for arranging the meeting with her - but he should be responsible for his actions and words.He phoned the voter and apologised immediately he realised his gaffe but now has an even larger mountain to climb to convince the public that he is 'the man for the job.'
Poor Gordon! I bet this is not the rewarding job he thought it was going to be . . . but really . . . don't insult the voters - at least not in public hearing.
No doubt we'll all have our ears pinned back to catch any slips of the tongue from the other potential Prime Ministers. Congratulations to the many political commentators who have reported this event with straight faces! 

General Election 2010

Our political journalists are increasingly frustrated at their press conferences by the inability of the politicians to answer the questions they are asked. Every question is turned so that the answers reflect what the politician has decided he or she wants to say. Our politicians - the ones in the public eye, anyway - are as slippery as eels, too slick and smooth by half.
Lord Mandelson, the second most powerful member of the Labour Government, even though unelected, is seen as sidelining our unelected Prime Minister as he appears at conference after conference. He is doing a wonderful job of encouraging people who watch and listen to his weasel words to vote for any party other than Labour!