The Inquiry

We've been watching the Murdoch hacking scandal hearings today, and some impressions emerge:

1. James "Matey" Murdoch is clearly on the hot seat. His father, pirate ship captain Rupert "Aargh!" Murdoch, looks feeble and reticent, and James often breaks into the elder's answers to modify or correct them.

2. James is a deceptive, arrogant and glib knock-off of the old man. He interrupts his interrogators and filibusters often. He often claims that he doesn't have direct knowledge of a key issue.

3. Rebekah "Babbling" Brooks is doing her best to protect the pirate ship's captain, her mentor. Aargh's wife Wendy is reportedly envious of Babbling, who looks like a hippie chick with her red-haired mountain range; MEOWWW!

All in all, predictable -- except for the near-pieing of Aargh toward the end.