Straight To The Point

They are just words, not actually written by the person saying them. Why is Blair suddenly a hero just for reading out loud someone else's words? Anyone can say words. It's actions that count, and Blairs actions have involved taking bribes/loans, taking us into a war in the Middle East that has increased the chance of terrorism, and slowly eroded our rights with new laws.

(I think politicians like speeches also because no-one can interrupt them and query any inaccuracies. They just get to say what they like, and it may be disected afterwards, but no-one cares by then. They just remember how great the speech was. Who cares about the details?)