When Bluff Triumphs Over Sanity.

Boris Johnson. The man who has left no Briton indifferent. A triumph of bluff and bluster over political sanity as the public eagerly eats it all up.

Boris has reason to be confident: Corbyn is literally despised and many find the new prime minister, at the very least, amusing if not entirely practical.

No one is joking in Whitehall though chuckles are likely aplenty at Number 10. The BREXIT show must go on, and damn the torpedoes! Johnson is not known for advocating for anything in particular, hence does he really want a soft-Brexit or nothing at all?

And so the Brussels dance continues with Boris' magical contortions, whether based in reality or pure fiction.

Right now, the bluff is on to get Brussels to say uncle and cough up a better leave-deal. Tell that to May, only slightly more credible in EU circles.

The Boris election magic is now set to erupt on October 17 -- the very day that the European Council deliberates on a better deal. Seemingly, either way, that will be voting day in Britain.

The UK has fallen for the greatest act since Reagan: testament to Boris' sudden twelve point polling lead. Sounds rather emboldening.

But can recent history be your guide? Depends on why May whittle downed her majority. Was it because of an early election or did people not like either the messenger and/or the message? Probably a combination of all three.

But Boris is nothing if not panache's anointed representative. That's why the polls moved. Can he get a deal? Maybe, if the EU has more to lose on October 31 than Britain.

The Boris Bluff has the luxury of carrying with it the fluidity of true convictions. No one knows what Johnson will do under any scenario.

Talk only takes you so far. However, it's managed to get Boris into Downing Street. The vote might result in a comfortable majority.

Not too shabby when you're all icing and no cake. Stranger things in politics have been known to happen.