Taoiseach’s critics prone to ‘virus of perfection’

WHAT have we become?

Our Taoiseach Brian Cowen cannot light up a cigarette without reams of paper being written in a condemning way; he cannot sit and enjoy a few drinks with his companions without an onslaught of ridicule.

Whatever we think of his political performance, let us be somewhat realistic about him personally. St Paul, commenting on the Gentiles, said that among their worst vices was that of lack of compassion.