Rat heads for sinking ship

How stupid does a politician have to be to recycle George Bush speechwriter drivel in the week after Katrina removed the last thin veneer of competence from his administration? Step forward Dermot Ahern, Irish foreign minister and stupid enough to be in-bred with Bertie, although he is apparently no relation:

[ireland.com., subs. req'd] The Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern described the Fine Gael/Labour [lead opposition parties] pre-election pact as an "axis of taxes".

His Fianna Fail party thus still have "Mission Accomplished," "Bring 'em on," WMDs, and "heck of a job, brownie" ahead of them.