The relationship between George Bush and Tony Blair will not change despite the UK PM's announcement he will step down, the White House has said.
The US president's spokesman Tony Snow insisted Mr Blair was "a valuable ally" and said the pair still had "a lot of work to do" on the world stage.
"He is somebody whose counsel the president much values," Mr Snow added.
Are these people that stupid or do they really want Blair to go now? Bush is the most toxic person in the UK possible (assuming Osama isn't going to intervene). If he want's to help Blair he should denounce him forthwith.