The UK Guardian had one of my favourite headlines back when the Conservatives were running the UK. Micheal Howard was running the home office, I think, and after a series of mishaps it looked likely that he might lose his position. Jack Straw, Labour, was charged with leading the assault but when it came to it the attack was incredibly feeble - perhaps deliberately - and Micheal Howard lived to fight another day. Add in the proverb about "Dogs bites man" not being news" but "man bites dog" being another matter. And the headline? "Straw clutches at drowning man".