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As many FF Voters as FG are opposed to the Lisbon Treaty

From the poll in last weekend’s Business Post a rather basic fact appears to have been overlooked which is that as many FF people as FG people have yet to be convinced of the merits of the Treaty. Quoting from … Continue reading

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Brian Cowen is Michael Noonan 2.0

To paraphrase from Seamus Mallon, “Brian Cowen is Michael Noonan for slow learners”. Noonan had an established talent for marking his opposite spokesperson, a neat turn of phrase (read some of his budget rebuttals) and was very popular with the … Continue reading

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Voting on Lisbon – update 1

After the weekend that was in it, the comments from Brian Cowen, and the mood music coming from the IFA, I would judge that the No vote has breached the 40% barrier and then some, I would even put it … Continue reading

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Shifting the blame so early

I’ve read some attempts to shift the blame for failure in my time but rarely so far in advance of the end of the contest. Noel Whelan’s column, Irish Times May 24th, followed so closely by the comments from Brian … Continue reading

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Cowen and the real problem with his f$%ckers

Naturally, the superficial emphasis has been on the use of the word itself. Those with a tradition at this stage for missing the point by a distance greater than the human mind can encompass have praised him for showing that … Continue reading

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