I for one never took him seriously. However, I am still not sure whether or not that was a wise thing to do. There are dangers in underestimating him; for example, who would have thought that this seemingly nice, mild-mannered man would launch such an assault on our rights and freedoms? On the other hand, one wonders sometimes whether such a man with little or no knowledge of history, and very little understanding of society, would be deserving even of a footnote when the books come to be written.

Some days the 'demon eyes' seem appropriate; other days I see nothing of Blair than his ridiculous caricature in the Simpsons a few years ago.