Is the Ambassador in? Not in London

I did not know this, but I am shocked to read that the United States has not had an ambassador in place at the US Embassy in London for five whole months. I see it as another ignorant assessment of the interests of other nations' in US affairs from Guess the W who.

Not having an ambassador is a slap in face and it hurts our relations with our critical cross-Atlantic allies. For goodness sakes, most British people WANT to like Americans and it appears our leaders are doing just about everything to counter this affection down to leaving the Ambassador position vacant for five critical months while the two of us are in the same rotten war.

Being abroad and seeing the damage this kind of chauvanustic and just plain stupid behavior is having on our position in the world is enough to make me start thinking of Rome and other giant collapses. The Huns and the Goths seemed unimportant too.

Read it from The Guardian

It meant that, throughout one of the most demanding periods of modern transatlantic relations, America lacked a strong voice and presence on this side of the water. This was a double deprivation. It was a loss to Britain, since it left Tony Blair to take all the hits while attempting to mediate US policy in this country. And it was a loss to the US, because there was no one with the clout to mediate Britain's views back to the American administration and people.