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My friends in  Ireland will once again be going to the polls tomorrow to vote yea or nay on the Lisbon Treaty. This is the last shot according to Taoiseach Brian Cowen who states there won’t be a third referendum if the vote goes “No”. I would have to guess that Cowen wants a “Yes” [...]

The Irish have had their say in the ongoing process of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty much to dismay and obvious surprise of their government. I say surprise simply because the Irish government seemed to think that all they had to do was tell the electorate to “trust us” and vote “Yes”. Then when [...]