His often ham-handed attempts to win over whatever demographic heis targeting this week creates a stink of insincerity that trails him even when he actually means what he says.
Curbishley is out of work having quit as West Ham manager in 2008, but a legal dispute about the compensation he believes heis owed from the Hammers could affect his chances.
One of the purported justifications for this ham-handed effort to take down Ahmed Chalabi is that he has been less and less of a U.S. ally in recent months.