Civil Liberties Issue or Primeminister Baiting - you decide

So Tony Blair has had a drubbing over the vote on introducing a 90-day detention for suspected terrorists. Cue hysteria over what this means regarding Blair and his job. Let's face it, this is the worst day Blair has had since his last one. And his bad days come pretty thick and fast. He's not going anywhere yet much as the media might want to go on and on about it. What's the matter news pundits, Bird flu hysteria finally run its course?

Anyway, as for the issue itself, I'm not sure (gasps of shock from the crowd). Three months doesn't seem to me the slaying of civil liberties that most MPs would have us believe. Three months is not indefinitely. And the police have asked for it, although I haven't looked into just why they think 90 days is appropriate.

But 28 days is equally meaningless to me, except when allowing for delivery.

I am sure about one thing though, and that is that I hope the House was right on this. Because Blair somehow being proved right one day would be too much.