Bertie blows more bluff than bluster

Political Correspondent Shaun Connolly asks is Hurricane Bertie in danger of blowing out.

HURRICANE Bertie was in danger of finally blowing itself out with the once category five political storm dropping to a category two as it yet again made landfall at Dublin Castle.

After menacing the Gulf of Credibility for so long, Bertie proved more bluff than bluster as tail winds ravished the shabby basement witness box, leaving the detritus of allegations and explanations swirling in their wake.