We're cheering on Ireland to stop the EU superstate

Maurice O'Brien • Published 24 Sep 2009 09:00 Comments 1 Comment

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THE Irish nation has given the world poets, scholars, musicians, doctors, scientists, statesmen, sporting heroes and warriors but a 'no' to the Lisbon Constitreaty next week will surely be one of its greatest contributions yet.

When they did the unpalatable and voted 'no' the last time, the Irish were painted as ignorant ingrates who posed a threat to the free world. So a 'yes' was demanded.

But the combined American and Soviet propaganda machinery of the era of cold war imperialism couldn't match the intensity of the 'yes' campaign at its peak these last few weeks, with normally well-balanced newspapers throwing impartiality to the wind, and page after page aiming to terrify readers with the consequences of snubbing the unelected commissars of the Brussels politburo.

The EU has also pumped cash into the 'yes' campaign, bully boy Euro politicians have flown in to snarl threats, and dissenting voices are consigned dismissively to the dead corners of the letters pages; meanwhile seductive hints are suddenly being dropped that, while the looming European superstate has done precious little thus far for one of the recession's most grievously wounded economies, financial support might be anticipated for a stricken firm here or a redundancy blackspot there.

But while an Irish 'yes' vote will confirm the birth of the aforementioned Euro superstate, it will also pave the unchallenged way for Yo Blair, the man who lied about Saddam's WMD and whose ordinary guy ways helped bring sleaze back in vogue, to become President of Europe.

Yo B and his seedy missus, who now own more houses than your average local council, even have a presidential palace lined up, a cut glass carbuncle in Brussels which, naturally, is already five times over budget at £280m. Officially it's called the Residence Palace, but prefix the first word with a P and then leave the rest of it to the post-1997 decline in ejucayshun standards.

Come on Ireland! Save us from a second dose of this posturing, self-seeking liar.

- ONE of the few Liberal Democrats who wouldn't shrink from a leading role in a coalition government should we end up with a hung parliament some day soon, is the redoubtable Vince Cable.

Unfortunately for the nation he is also one of the few Liberal Democrats with the brains to keep himself at bargepole distance from any likely suitors.

But by the time the general election comes to pass the political pygmies currently in the running will have made, or be about to make, such a complete dog's breakfast of the whole damned thing, we can only hope someone somewhere is already drawing up a deal that Vince will be unable to refuse.

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thomas
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Oct 4, 08:17
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Posturing - Ha!

Mr O'Brien, you sir are an expert on the subject.

It's just a shame you are a novice at being able to read politics, as the 2-1 verdict delivered by this referendum shows.

Your personal prejudices consistently cloud any discernable judgement in your writing, which must give considerable concern to the job security of the employees you are responsible for.

Maybe instead of spouting such ridiculous opinionated nonsense of your own you might learn a few facts and exercise some reasoning.

As it is it is almost worth reading your words to hear exactly what won't happen!

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