Will Bertie call out Willie’s number?

WELL, if Arnie can become Governor of California, there’s no reason why Groucho Marx can’t be elevated to the Cabinet.

The comparison is lazy, even a bit nasty. Marx was a witty, erudite genius and a wordsmith whose one-liners are up there with Oscar Wilde.

Willie O’Dea is a poll-topper in Limerick East, a bristly defender of the Government on every conceivable topic, and a politician who can’t resist the odd swipe at the Irish Examiner.