Mr Blair - President of Europe?

With Ireland recently approving the Lisbon Treaty the second time round, and the Polish government quickly following suit, it seems a new European charter is imminent - as well as a new president. 
Fair enough, there are still several loopholes to get through. Czech President Vaclav Klaus has found a series of new ways to delay signing the treaty, which has already been ratified by the Czech parliament. 
And London also may try to delay proceedings. The head of the British conservatives, David Cameron, sent a letter to Klaus asking him to delay his signature until British parliamentary elections in spring of 2010. Cameron seems well positioned to win the election, and he wants to hold a Lisbon Treaty referendum in Great Britain—despite the fact that the country has already ratified the document.

But despite all doubts, if the treaty is passed before British parliamentary elections, could we see former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair scoop up the European leadership? Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sure seems to think so.

Read this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8307267.stm