Seeing the funny side in the life of Brian

HEARD the one about the talking dog?

Seeing the funny side in the life of Brian

No? You can bet Brian Cowen hasn’t either and that may be partly why he is the very opposite of his predecessor, the Teflon Taoiseach.

Bertie Ahern was always good for a laugh and managed to worm his way out of most scrapes and, according to the world’s leading authority on humour, Mr Cowen should do the same.

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