Unified As Ever In Opportunism and Error
From the speech by Tony Blair opening the debate on a British resolution to authorize military action against Iraq.
Blair: "The question most often posed is not why does it matter, but why does it matter so much?. Here we are the Government with its most serious test, its majority at risk, the first Cabinet minister resignation over an issue of policy, the main parties internally divided. People who agree on everything else..."
An Honourable Member: "The main parties?"
Some Liberal Democrats: "Not us."
Blair: "Ah yes, of course, the Liberal Democrat. Unified as ever in opportunism and error."
There was raucous laughter in the Commons. I saw the speech on cspan.org, and it was truly funny too: they say comedy is timing, and he timed both of his last sentences perfectly. The expression on his face (appropriately smug), was perfect.
Time passes, and I find this summary of the speech.
