I know he's developing a reputation for arrogance (about which John Stewart has a thing or two to say), but how's this for self-effacing? Take a look at his by-lined opinion piece in today's online Irish Times. For some reason the paper edition has credited this bandwagon hop to Breda O'Brien. Here's a screengrab for obvious reasons...

Update: Oh well, they fixed it.  My cheap smirking session comes to an end. We'll have to go back to laughing at Breda O'Brien's incredibly shoddy research instead. See Hugh Green for details.