Castlereagh
Banned
Hey - I didn't say that not having an opposable thumb was a BAD thing.
But seriously, I was trying to convey exactly how much contempt the British mainstream has for these sort of policies. Which they do associate, not inappropriately, with Red States. And hence with (and here ymmv) with the most unacceptable forms of racism, low political IQ and appalling campaign tactics, and corruption. These things being especially true of middle class floating voters. Associating himself with "Merkanism" in this way would probably have been the most self-destructive thing that Cameron could have done, short of declaring that he'd joined AQ. And maybe not even that.
Amusing considering the same goes on in Northern Ireland.