Wow, it’s a banner day here at Venture Chronicles! I get to post 2 items today about Jonathan Schwartz and blogs.

So picture this if you will, Britain’s Prime Minister Blair is at a round table discussion with CEOs from a range of Valley heavy weight companies and Schwartz pipes up:

“Tony, I know you have that Israeli/Hezbollah conflict, and the Israeli/Hamas thing, and then there’s North Korea, Nukes for Mullahs, UN reform, the EU constitution, continuing conflict in the Balkans, Russia reverting to her old ways, China, India and Pakistan at it again, Global War on Terror, warlords taking over in Somalia (again), Hugo Chavez, trade with the U.S., helping your party come back in upcoming elections, budget issues, and reviving your economy… but you should start a blog!“

A lesser person would have laughed out loud. If there was ever a “doh, I can’t believe I just said that” moment, this would have to be it. Can you imagine the Tony Blair using a blog to “express opinions, post pictures and share experiences.” Crikey, I almost knocked over my diet coke when I read that.

Blair seeks secret of Silicon Valley’s success – Yahoo! News:

He (jeff: Jonathan Schwartz) said it would be a good idea for government leaders such as Blair to keep Web logs, or blogs — online journals people use to express opinions, post pictures and share experiences.