Anti-Mitt Romney bias in Ireland slammed by leading Irish commentator

Are all these anti-Romney posts from the Irish or is it the American left finding their way to this site and commenting? Either way, as an ex-liberal, you all sound mightily ignorant and childish. @ burlington: I see you are resorting to talking points. You lost just based on that.

The Irish have some sense as Romney just lies and lies. He recently said he represented 100% of the American people however he wishes to repeal Obamacare and leave 45 million without any access to healthcare. What a wonderful human being.

From the Dubliner to the loathsome Kennedys: it seems clear that wherever they reside, most Irish are leftists. I suppose it comes down to that sense of inferiority that puts a chip on the shoulder, sometimes understandably (centuries under the British heel) other times not (still muttering about the American "No Dogs or Irish" signs that never existed).

I'm Irish living in Ireland. Can't believe anybody would consider voting Republican after the worlds greatest superpower was nearly humiliated and defeated in two wars. Yet Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Condi Rice are the toast of the right.

Righton - what's happened to the Irish at home is that they have become accustomed to an entitlement society where everything is being provided by the government for those who wish a life dependent on taxpayer largesse i.e. Socialism as Obama espouses. Unfortunate, but that's why they are in the pickle they are; same vision BHO has for us in the U.S. Problem is that it does not work: sooner or later they run out of everyone else's money.

In 2007 Mark Coleman published The Best is Yet to Come, a book forecasting the continued growth of the Irish economy (as well as a sustainable construction Industry) for the years ahead. Mark Coleman isn't exactly Nostradamus when it comes to the Irish or to political affairs, then. If you are involved in politics and you graduated from something with the word 'institute' in it, you're more likely to be a plank than a predictor.

AMEN brother - finally someone who gets it.

The author is absolutely right. Krugman has a leftist agenda which affects his views of the economy. Regardless of one's political persuasion numbers don't lie and the sad fact is that the Obama formula for the economy doesn't work. Time to try something different...........

I agree. Look at what Obama and his minions have done to our economy in four years. What's wrong with the Irish people that stayed behind? I also see 2/3 of the Irish favor gay marriage. Obama, gay marriage,socialized medicine. . .Left, left, left, the land of my ancestors.

I love Ireland and my cousins who live in County Sligo and Roscommon..BUT, most of you aren't American's. You aren't living with Obama and all the new policies and regulations that are cripling our industies. This guy is a nightmare for businesses. We have our issues and you have yours. Fix Ireland's issues before telling us who we should vote for..please.

As one who lived in Boston while he was Governor solid guy pretty good for all sides,Ireland would do well under him Boston is major PE player in Ireland and see's its value as EU conduit.

Romney cares little of Ireland or of the Irish when he choose his turkey sidekick. Both of whom spout lies like parrots.

People have varied opinions based on their experiences. Obama is very understanding and compassionate. His concern for USA citizens who are underprivileged is evident in his "Obamacare". He respects women and has demonstrated this by enabling them to make their own decisions regarding abortion and ensuring medical assistance is provided for abortion and family planning. Romney promises he will reverse Roe v Wade and will eliminate medical coverage for abortions and family planning. Yes I know he has changed his official position on abortion by now saying it is OK in some instances, but who knows. He was Pro Choice at one time but now to get the religious vote he now says he is Pro Life with exceptions. Romney is a chameleon-leopard: he changes his colors almost daily, but he can't change his spots and if he is elected the spots will show and the tax cuts for the very rich will increase. It seems to be a Republican trait to go to war and cause young American minorities and poor white citizens to die to keep the rich assets protected. They also move jobs to foreign countries so goods can be produced cheaply. They make big profits and also keep wages low in the US because they cause job shortages and competition for work. Obama is trying to improve education availability and assistance for young Americans and retraining for others to make them available for better paying jobs. A real issue for the Republicans is the increasing diversity of the citizens of non white ancestry because they are not becoming Republicans.

One theme that pervades these discussions from all (left, right, middle, lost) the past few days is the abysmal state of the Irish economy. People blame Irish politicians, Irish bankers, American bankers, Bush, Romney. They seem to think that Obama can fix the U. S. problem, now that he had had four years to study it. I suggest that the Irish ask him to fix their economy. also. And see what answer they get. And it's strange that some think a Harvard ( or maybe all Ivy educations) are really good, unless it's the other guy who has one. If you really believe that Mr. Bush caused the U.S. economic meltdown, I suggest that you go back ten years or more in the U.S. economy and look for the names that pushed low interest loans on low income people, who proved that they really were low income people and could not pay them back. The names will look like Frank, Dodd, Schumer, Pelosi. Look for the people who shut down or refused to investigate the mortgage buying practices of Fannie May and Freddie Mac, which supported the bundling and purchase of piles of the ARMs and the names Frank, Dodd, Schumer, Pelosi will appear. And look to see who, although they were chairmen of federal legislative committees on banking and finance, "didn't know" that the mortgages that they received contained far lower interest rates than the average guy. Lots of the same names.

Ternmo1 - Maybe it's because the Democratic party is no longer what it was; not by a very long shot. This is not 1963.