The Special Relationship

- partners.

- through thick and thin.

Night or day.

Right or wrong.

if you're ever in a jam,

here I am

if you ever need a pal,

I'm your gal

if you ever feel so happy

you land in jail,

I'm your bail

it's friendship, friendship

just the perfect blendship

when other friendships

have been forgot

ours will still be hot

if you're ever down a well,

ring my bell

if you ever catch on

fir send a wire

if you ever lose your teeth

when you're out to dine,

borrow mine

it's friendship, friendship

just the perfect blendship

when other friendships

go up in smoke

ours will still be oke

if you ever lose your mind,

I'll be kind

if you ever lose your shirt

I'll be hurt

if you're ever in a mill

and get sawed in half,

I won't laugh

it's friendship, friendship

just the perfect blendship

when other friendships

have been forgate

ours will still be great

when other friendships

have been forgot

ours will still be hot!

- quack quack!

- woof woof!

Hi. tony blair, that's me.

Uh... uh, could you just

open the boot, please?

Hey.

- - 1988.

Voters with an annual income

of $15,000 to $50,000

voted 20% democrat, 48% republican.

In 1992 those same voters

go for clinton 45%,

versus 35% for bush.

Why?

Because we redefined ourselves.

We reached out to voters

who felt that the social

policies of conservatives

were selfish and uncaring

and convinced them that

we were not the old style,

wasteful tax-and-spend liberals

conservatives would have

them believe we were.

So welfare... provide welfare

but with a time limit,

mandate job training,

get those people skills

and get them back off the dole.

The same with crime.

Be tough on the causes of crime...

education, lack of education,

poverty...

but be tough on criminals as well.

You're gonna have to listen

to what people are saying.

Don't keep coming at them

with ideas and language

they don't want.

It's a hell of a lot easier to

change what your party stands for

than to change what people want.

Policy is only going

to get you so far.

If you guys are

serious about putting

the labour party back into power,

above everything,

you're going to need to get

yourselves one of these...

a bona fide, triple-a

vote-winning political superstar.

Monsieur le president.

Our prime minister, john major,

and my political

opponents in britain,

believe that they will

win the next election

by expressing their

hostility to europe.

Well, not me.

let- I'm sorry, mr. blair...

Excuse me. excuse me.

Tony, that was terrific.

They loved you.

So good, I almost

believed it myself.

I just got a confirmation

from the foreign office.

It's a yes for the washington trip.

- great! - meeting with the

chairman of the federal reserve,

reception at the british embassy-

- And clinton?

A one-on-one with the man himself

in the oval office.

With the full white house

press corps in attendance.

But I thought leaders of the opposition

were meant to be kept at a distance

so as not to upset

the prime minister.

- they are.

- So why the exception?

Well, it's obvious, isn't it?

They think you're going to win.

Have you seen my blue shirt?

- what? - have you seen

my blue shirt?

I can't hear you!

Well, they'll have to go to

the court of appeals for that,

if they have the stomach for it.

- have you seen my blue shirt?

- Which blue shirt?

- the pale blue.

- Look in the basket.

Yeah, I'll see you at court 27.

If I put it in the basket,

why didn't she do it?

- take another shirt.

- I've already chosen my tie.

- then take another tie.

- I don't want to take another tie!

It's touching. I've not seen

you this nervous before.

- I'm not nervous.

- Then why are you snapping?

I'm not sna...

The last time you

went to washington,

I seem to remember a slightly

more casual attitude.

Last time I went to washington,

I met with clinton's advisors.

- to nick their ideas. - no, to seek

their advice on reshaping the party.

Reshaping yourself more like.

You came back clinton hair,

clinton suit...

Everything minus the

tarty girlfriend.

Why does his wife put up with...

Oh, tony, don't worry.

He'll love you.

Hopefully there'll be

somewhere in washington

I can get a bloody shirt done.

Good god. they're bringing us in

through the northwest gate.

- what does that mean?

- it's the front door,

the heads of state entrance.

As if you were already

prime minister.

- switch sides.

- Why?

They'll open the door on the left.

You have to get out first. come on.

For goodness' sake.

- well, help, alastair.

- Tony.

I hope nobody saw that.

- comfy?

- Yes.

Thanks.

Good morning, sir.

Welcome to the white house.

Thank you. this is

alastair campbell...

- how do you do? - ... m

y press secretary,

and jonathan powell,

chief of staff.

Yes, we know.

Right this way, gentlemen.

First time in the white house?

- yes.

- Please tell me you're getting

- a kick out of this.

- Yes, thank you.

Potus is still in the

family residence right now.

- potus?

- President of the united states.

Ah. -

- heading

down the staircase.

Will we have one of those?

On the ground floor now...

into the colonnade.

Not bad. 15 minutes late.

You must be important.

Okay, here we go, sir.

Straight ahead.

Be sure to ask him

about the moon rock.

Excellent.

I'm very glad we

had this chance to talk.

I've always been straight with you, mr.

Ambassador,

so when I tell you that we share the

concerns of the people of okinawa,

I know that you'll believe me.

Secretary perry and I have

been talking through some ideas

that will safeguard our security

interests in the northern pacific,

as well as fulfill our

commitments to your people.

Japan has long been a

close security partner

with the united states and nothing,

I promise you,

is going to jeopardize that.

Well, it's good talking

to you too.

- mr. blair.

- Tony, please.

Welcome to the white house.

I have been following your

career with great interest.

So you know we've taken

a page out of your book.

Quite a few pages, which I

consider to be a big compliment.

Have a seat.

You know, we keep a pretty

close eye on things over here,

and we think that the

smart money is on you...

And I thought a high-profile

visit with an american president

might just help you

across the finish line.

Because I believe you're

going to win by a landslide.

So what you've got to realize is

rhetoric can only get you so far.

You can talk your way into office

but you're not going to stay

there unless you can deliver

on the promise of your words.

Well, we've had 17 years

of conservative government,

during which the country's

veered wildly off course.

If labour does get in,

I'd like to make sure that

we stay in long enough

to get us back on the right track.

I think we're going to

enjoy working together.

Now don't get me wrong-

major's not all that bad.

He's been great on

northern ireland.

And when you're elected

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