And I Thought He Was A Republican

[poliphilo]

Wherever the Queen of England goes she carries her pomp with her.

Even when she goes to Washington.

I thought the rule was when in Rome do as the Romans do.

But when the Queen goes visiting it's her hosts who have to scuttle around to make sure she never gets a glimpse of how things are done in the modern world.

It's weird how she puts this hoodoo on people.

Apparently she got George Bush to wear a white tie for the first time in his presidency. 

And this morning there's all this oohing and aaahing over the gaffes he made.

Like he nearly said 1776 when he meant 1976- implying that the Queen was over 300 years old.

Ha!

Actually,  he may have been getting close to the truth there.

Why isn't she treated like any other head of state?  Why all this bowing and scraping in the Land of the Free?

It's almost as if we all still believed in the Divine Right of Kings.

Comments

Head of state?

[jubal51394.livejournal.com]

You're kidding, right? ;)

Re: Head of state?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

No kidding. That's what she is. A head of state with almost no power at all.

Re: Head of state?

[jubal51394.livejournal.com]

That may well be what she is but... it is not how we see her. I can't speak for all Americans but I, for one, think of whoever is prime minister as the head of state. I think of her as an adorable icon of days gone by... much like any other lovely antique. I could never see her as "haed of state".

Re: Head of state?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The Queen is Head of State, but her powers are devolved to the Prime Minister- which is why Blair is able to be so monarchical in his decision making.