The answer is yes

In a brief moment of mild self-awareness, George Bush acknowledged that he might be, in some smallish part, liable for Tony Blair stepping down as Prime Minister.

Appearing at a joint press conference at the White House, Mr. Bush was asked if he was responsible for the end of Mr. Blair's premiership.

He said: "I could be"…

Really? You think? When Bill Clinton was in office, Tony Blair was riding high as the young, hipster Captain of the ship Cool Britannia. In the six years since Clinton left office, Blair has transformed into Bush’s Poodle, largely for supporting the President’s train wreck of an Iraq policy. Saying Bush bore some responsibility for Blair’s change of fortune is like saying water is wet.