Yes, finally we see the result of America's strong arming step ashore and smite us with the arrival of a US Congressional staffer in Holyrood to conduct an investigation into the whys and wherefores of the Megrahi release. The anonymous staffer or staff (plural) are here at the behest of Robert 'Bob' Menendez the Democratic senator for the State of New Jersey, who in a desperate attempt to shore up support for the forthcoming mid-term elections has done his best to conflate the release of Megrahi with BP and their quest for Oil licenses in Libya. Petulantly ignoring the fact that the Tartan Overlord would rather exist on a diet of rice cakes than agree to a Prisoner Transfer Agreement to appease Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and the shareholders of BP, this American-Hispanic Inquisition blithely sails on its merry way, casting aspersions on Scotland, the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish people. All the while ignoring the fact that the USA has by far the lions share of Oil licenses in Libya, and BP's license has sweet Fanny Adams to do with the Scottish Governments decision to release a dying cancer victim.
The most likely candidate to be representing Senator Menandez is a chappy straight out of West Wing central casting, step forward Mr Danny O'Brien.
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Mr O'Brien, is Senator Menendez's Chief of Staff and wow what a number of staff this chappy has. In the financial year 2009-2010 Senator Menandez employed 58 people in his office, including Danny O'Brien. His staffing budget for the fiscal year 2009 was an eye watering $3,018,836 of which Danny O'Brien was alloted a mere $84,729.48. Danny boy is a previous White House staffer, former Chief of Staff to Senator Torricelli and former Chief of Staff to Senator Joseph Biden, the man who's now a heartbeat away from the Presidency of the USA. Ahh if only he was still by Joe Biden's side he could be the Vice President's Chief of Staff, ho hum, at least his new guy has the bit between the teeth with these pesky Scotch guys... In essence Danny is a smart operator, all the data I've read on him suggests he knows a good fight when he sees it and knows how to get his sleeves rolled up and get into the mire, I'll skip how he ran the Nevada campaign for Al Gore in 2000 or how during the early 1990's he err brought 'Democracy' to eight countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe, whilst working for the acronym boys...
Unfortunately for Danny, his supreme Eckness told Senator Menendez and his committee to travel and copulate simultaneously, thereby limiting the possibility of this Auto de fé spilling over into Bellahouston Park.
Similarly Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill also told the US Senator's committee to go forth and multiply. Which sadly leaves Danny* (if it is he) to discuss matters with shadow Justice Secretary the snivelling, whining toad junior, Richard Baker MSP, as the sole representative of Scotland's political class.
Whilst the Emissary of the Americano peoples will be steering the conversation towards BP, Oil, Libya and deals in the desert. Richard Baker will, according to the esteemed Press and Journal be ignoring any mention of deals and deserts and instead suggesting that the Inquisition "should now concentrate their efforts on forcing publication of the medical records." Believing this to be a "much harder subject for the 'administration' to come up with satisfactory answers." For this snivelling milksop of an English public school educated boy to use his office, to direct the representatives of a foreign nation to make life difficult for the Scottish Government is beyond reprehensible.
One can only hope that Danny O'Brien, on the face of it a sensible chappy, takes one look at the spittle flecked invective emanating from Toad juniors gaping maw and decides to ignore Bakers pleas to sign his DVD box set of the West Wing and take a wander over to Bellahouston Park to see what many of the Scottish O'Brien's are up to.
*In the interests of serendipity, I hope it's not Danny O'Brien who conducts this investigation, instead I'd prefer if it is Senator Menendez's wonderfully named Chief Counsel, Kerri Sherlock Talbot. I mean come on, Sherlock, Edinburgh, Conan Doyle...it all fits together...doesn't it?
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They always say that the fans reserve their greatest vitriol for the oppositions best player.
Now the other team is hardly replete with talent, but wee Dick Baker is obviously the exception that proves the rule.
A grotesque little squit of a boy whom one can imagine sneaking around and telling tales for an extra piece of toast from the Headmaster.
I'd love to slap the spit from his rubbery wee face.
I'm a peaceful fellow but when I see Baker on TV spouting his poisonous garbage I too get that feeling of wanting to slap his face. Is this normal Doctor?
Which English public school did he go to--same as Foulkes who spouts in similar vein?
He's an Old St. Beghians. St Bees School in Cumbria, notable past pupils include Rowan Atkinson and Douglas Ferreira General Manager of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway...
Oddly Baker isn't listed in the notable former pupils section.
Thanks Mark
I have a recollection from somewhere that Jackie Baillie went to that school too.
Surely there couldn't be 2 Labour Party numpties from the same English school?
Dirty mind working overtime now--did they snog behind the bike-shed I wonder!
You know Andrew, I think you're right. I think she was 'educated' there after arriving from Hong Kong. Phooey!
If that pic was baked onto a coconut we would all win one next time the circus comes to town.
Richard Baker may or may not be the oppositions best player, but usually he is the ONLY player on the pitch, being ubiquitous in the media while Iain Gray hides from putting his name to an issue.
He doesn't have to be good though, the press do their job for them
In most people of my age minds Richard Baker was a news reader from days gone past.
Hopefully this story will just die now that the Americanos have ridden into town & have found no baddies.
They are unlikely to ride to the next village, Westminster, where the baddies live as the boss won't want them to & a posse does what it's told.
Evening Mark, nicely put and as someone worried about Mr Baker's behaviour (backed to the hilt, I'm sure, by Fudd and crew) I was wondering that, come the revolution, would he appear before the truth and reconciliation committee or the firing squad? In best Blackadderese...ready, aim fire! Is my preferred option but since I'm originally from the west end of Dumf and Gal you might expect that :) much less civilised in the wild west.
Whatever happened? BTW, one of my best mates is Danny O'Brien, but I don't think it's the same one!
What happened? They came, they saw, they left with a bitter taste in their mouths, having met Baker and Brown...
One anonymous Menandez staff member and one Congressional committee civil servant.
Little or no reporting in our media, build up the fear quotient then when nothing happens....let it slide.
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