David Frum : Most inaugural speeches are full of rhetoric , lack real inspiration . Zelizer : He says they tend to promise great things but are vague on specific commitments . There are noble speeches that get undermined by lack of accomplishment , Frum says . Comment: We remember great speeches of Lincoln , FDR because of their great deeds .
David Frum : Most inaugural speeches are full of rhetoric , lack real inspiration . He says they tend to promise great things but are vague on specific commitments . There are noble speeches that get undermined by lack of accomplishment , Frum says . Comment: We remember great speeches of Lincoln , FDR because of their great deeds .