“Now, I Hope That Answers The Question For You”. “No It Doesn’t.”
December 22, 2007“I don’t think that’s any of your damn business,” the Taoiseach replied to tribunal counsel Des O’Neill when questioned about his separation from his wife.
What a contrast that “damn business” snarl is to the infamous RTÉ pass-the-hankies interview when, bordering of tears, the Taoiseach first introduced his personal affairs into this arena.
On his blog, Harry McGee apologises for “dredging up a horrible metaphor”. I disagree. I think it’s a wonderful metaphor, even if it has been used before. “[A] rat in an anorak” has a lovely ring to it, and I could see cartoonists having some fun with it
