At the end of the US election some of us were wondering what the very well oiled and funded machine will do next. I found this news interesting in the midst of the train journey and inauguration/transition coverage currently underway. Obama’s campaign moved to the next phase with the announcement today of Organizing for America […]
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Jon Worth needs to be recognised for services to European Union blogging – he like I has been casting an eye towards Prague and the first two weeks of the Czech EU presidency. It’s not been good – but maybe after President Klaus’s visit to Ireland late last year and that dinner with Chairman Ganley […]
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Ah you can never have too many Rachel Maddow moments. Rachel along with others spotted Senator John Kerry’s little problem with his niceties towards Chelsea Clinton during her mother’s confirmation hearing yesterday.
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I’ve been busy doing nothing except being a bit ill, not eating a lot and watching Darts and despairing at Israel and the lack of leadership from anywhere else in the world on the situation. Received an interesting comment today on the Equality Authority Issue (which won’t be going away anytime soon!). Look at the […]
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The Lord Mayor and the Business Community closed O’Connell Street for 7 hours today and caused traffic (including major public transport) chaos in an exercise to promote ‘Civic Patriotism’ amongst Christmas shoppers. Gardiner Street became the main street for buses to cross the city – but someone forgot to tell anyone on Gardiner Street this […]
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