article_snippet: London (CNN)Having been Tony Blair's spokesman and strategist for a decade and more, having been at Tony Blair's side through election campaigns, wars and peace processes, political and personal crises, scandals galore, having spent thousands of hours facing down possibly the most questioning media on the planet, and having done thousands of talks and interviews since leaving TB's side, I am very experienced in answering difficult questions.
article_snippet: and I thought a little bit of crowd sourcing with the highly intelligent men -- and especially the women -- who visit CNN.com might help.
article_snippet: So help me please CNNLand.
article_snippet: As the above names were reeled out once more I sensed I needed something more than a list.
article_snippet: I needed an argument, the likes of which I used to specialize in framing and honing.
article_snippet: And the next time I sit down with CNN's woman winners, Christiane or Becky, I need to have a better answer than the ones I have been deploying thus far.