Others have attacked it as motivated more by a determination to have the republican line accepted at the inquiry - the critics ask why senior republican colleagues such as Gerry Adams appear no more willing to talk about their past.
Buxom and saucy, Ms. Borger leaves you in no doubt of her determination to get whatever's going until the last line of the song, when she suddenly averts her eyes from the audience, betraying in a flash her long-buried self-doubt.
"The fact that the safest big city in America is safer than ever is a testament to the hard work and determination of the men and women who put their lives on the line for us every day -- and it also reflects our commitment to doing everything possible to stop gun violence, " Bloomberg said.