MR. OBAMA, LOOKS LIKE THE CHURCHILL GUYS ARE COMING BACK – AT 7:37 P.M. ET:  We haven't focused on it yet, but Britain will hold a general election this spring.  The exact date has yet to be set.  They do things a bit differently in the mother country. 

The president of the United States has made a specialty of snubbing Britain in his first year in office, the better to diss the old empire.  As you'll recall, he returned to Britain a bust of Winston Churchill that had rested in the Oval Office when Bush was in residence.  Churchill didn't apparently make Obama's cut of great men.  I mean, he's not up there with Reverend Wright or Mayor Daley.

Britain today is governed by the Labour Party, and you'd think Obama could make some common cause with those British leftists.  But wait.  For Barack, it gets worse.  The Churchillians are coming, the Churchillians are coming.  At least, it looks that way.  From Britain's Sky News:

An Opinium survey for the Daily Express gives the Tories an 11-point lead and ICM/Guardian figures put the party nine points ahead.

The latest results come after the gap narrowed for several weeks, fuelling speculation there will be a hung parliament after the next election.

Opinium's figures put the Conservatives on 39%, Labour down two to 28% and the Liberal Democrats on 16%. This result would translate into a 40-seat majority for the Tories, according to the paper.

The ICM poll gives the Tories 40% - up three on last month's survey. Labour had the support of 31%, and the Liberal Democrats received 20%.

COMMENT:  That's not a guarantee of victory, of course, and a minority coalition could still be formed.  But I want to see the day – oh, I want to see it – when a prime minister from Winston's old party strides into the Oval Office, maybe carrying that bust back with him.

Advice to Barack:  Take Churchill back.  Maybe read some of his speeches.  Y'know, you could learn.

March 15, 2010