Boris The Buffoon becomes Mayor Boris of London

When someone says the name "Boris Johnson" to me, lots of things come to mind. His untidy, unruly mop of a haircut is one. His unerring ability to gaffe even the simplest issues is another.

Now, as well as being an MP for Henley at the Westminster parliament, he has been elected as Mayor Of London. His style is known to be eccentic, almost buffoon-like in its eccentricity. A perfect example of this is a comment that was written in a column in the Daily Telegraph in 2004.

"There is absolutely no one, apart from yourself, who can prevent you, in the middle of the night, from sneaking down to tidy up the edges of that hunk of cheese at the back of the fridge."

What brought that line out in the article? Who knows, who cares! Boris's eccentricity and buffoonery are legend, as is his ability to gaffe. Indeed, The Hindu in India, in refering to the election of Boris used the headline "Gaffe-prone Johnson is London Mayor". Amongst the many times he has gaffed are the following...

"...The proposed ban on incitement to “religious hatred” make no sense unless it involves a ban on the Koran itself..." from his Daily Telegraph column in 2005.

"...Yes, cannabis is dangerous, but no more than other perfectly legal drugs. It's time for a rethink, and the Tory party - the funkiest, most jiving party on Earth - is where it's happening..." from his Daily Telegraph column in 2001

"...Look the point is ... er, what is the point? It is a tough job but somebody has got to do it..." upon being appointed Shadow Arts Minister in 2004.

"...I can't remember what my line on drugs is. What's my line on drugs?" During the 2005 UK General Election.

His opinions on people seem to change too. Witness the following quote from 2003 on US Presdient Bush from an editorial in the Spectator.

"...The President is a cross-eyed Texan warmonger, unelected, inarticulate, who epitomises the arrogance of American foreign policy..."

But he wasn't so vitriolic against him in his book "Have I Got Views For You"...

"...Not only did I want Bush to win, but we threw the entire weight of The Spectator behind him."

Now we have a buffoon, running the capital city. The term "political circus" has never been more apt. London is about to become a circus with Boris as a ringmaster in clown's makeup! It could be that Boris's gaffing between now and the next General Election might actually put a dent in David Cameron's plans to be PM. The Conservatives may have won the Battle Of London but they might lose the war as a result. Only time will tell.