Most Meaningless?

And courtesy again of Drumlanrig, the Mr Smithstonian Award for Most Meaningless Quote of 2007 goes to Des McNulty MSP

"The Scottish political bible, Holyrood magazine, has published quotes of the year at the Scottish Parliament, including a special category of the "Good soundbite, but what are you talking about?!" award. In third place was Labour MSP Des McNulty. "We are here for the Budget process. I have been long enough in politics in a series of settings to know that simply mouthing the word 'mainstreaming' butters no parsnips," he declared recently."

This is the kind of political rhetoric that it is worth paying these characters £60,000 a year to come up with.