Blair's speech was deeply moving. I happened to hear it over BBC via NPR, live, today, as I was late for work.
No one in our government is capable of making a speech like that - it was intelligent, reasoned, eloquent, stirring - oratory in the best of senses. One of the most moving speeches that I have ever heard, ever. Considering that I am not at all in favor of the military course of action that Blair was clearly laying out, it was such a "rally to the cause" speech based on substance and appeal to conscience that I was ready to enlist - well, not quite, but it was that moving of a speech. How I wish the issues could be framed in this country with that eloquence. British JMDLers, does Blair always speak like that, or was that an exception for him? (the Rev) Vince
