What would Simmo have thought of Howard?

What a silly bunch of political expediancies Dr Nelson and Mr Costello have engaged with over the recent scuffle about 'values' and 'our' young people and 'our' schools. It never ceases me amaze me (and I hold this as a mark of pride) how a little clear thinking, reading and writing can unravel, dispell, demystify and reveal the unashamed ignorance and stupidity of those who speak before thinking (and before considering others).

Martin Flanagan asks some simple but cutting questions here about the misappropriation of Simpson's (and his donkey) mythic legacy.