View Post This blog first appeared as a column in the Andersonstown News Finally it’s official: Joe Biden is the Democratic Party’s candidate for US president in November. He’s not so much a Teflon candidate as a window-pane candidate – he was vice-president under Obama for eight years and most of us were so busy observing Obama, Joe scarcely registered on our consciousness. Except for […]
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Eight thoughts on Michael D and the presidency
So now we know: Michael D Higgins would like to be President of Ireland for another seven years. When he took the job originally, he made it clear that he would serve for just one term. Now he’s changed his mind and wants a second. I think there are a number of things worth noting […]