Honestly, I'm sure now that we have morphed into ComedyLand

And frankly, it's about time.

The British ambassador to the US is Sir David Manning, who had been Blair’s chief foreign policy adviser. In turn Bush, to show the regard in which he holds the “special relationship,” has named a high-ranking professional diplomat a car dealer (and, you’ll be surprised to hear, a major fundraiser) to be next ambassador to Britain.
  WIIIAI article

It's almost painful, isn't it?

It helps if you drink a lot of mint julips.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.