http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/DC+instead++The+next+column+will+feature+a+detailed+analysis+of+the+result+of+the+Irish+presidential+election%29+Dear+President+Obama%3A+It%E2%80%99s+been+a+tough+ride IrishCentral DC instead The next column will feature a detailed analysis of the result of the Irish presidential election) Dear President Obama: It’s been a tough ride en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/boston-irishman-ireland/barack-obama-must-choose-hillary-as-vice-president----a-plea-from-a-lifelong-democrat-in-ireland-132692103.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/boston-irishman-ireland/barack-obama-must-choose-hillary-as-vice-president----a-plea-from-a-lifelong-democrat-in-ireland-132692103.html Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:45:20 PDT
President Barack Obama (A Note to Readers: Although this space is usually devoted to Irish politics and current affairs, the writer has decided to observe the 24 hour moratorium now underway on election coverage here in Ireland – votes in the presidential election and on two referendum questions are now being cast – and to write a letter to Washington, DC instead The next column will feature a detailed analysis of the result of the Irish presidential election) Dear President Obama: It’s been a tough ride I remember my conflicted thinking on that historic night in November 2008: the good news is that he’s won the election; the bad news is that he has to take charge of this mess READ MORE ]]>