Self-indulgent politicians paint a very stark picture of the country

THE authorities absurdly suggested during the week that Conor Casby, the artist who painted the controversial portraits of Brian Cowen, was guilty of indecency, incitement to violence and criminal damage.

What was Conor Casby supposedly inciting? In one portrait, the Taoiseach was holding an underpants and in the other a toilet roll.

Was this incitement for men to change their underwear, or discard their underwear and go commando? What possible incitement could there be in holding a roll of toilet paper?