Sure, isn't it the hope that kills you? 😉

Be thankful you didn't have to watch it in French, where the commentators obviously weren't taking it seriously, and were laughing at how bad we were.

Is it not too late for him to actually take his name off the ballot? Will FF supporters not still be able to vote for him, even if he has nominally withdrawn?

Is the EU also going to place 15% on US goods, or will it be taking reciprocal measures? Or is the EU effectively just accepting a tarif on it's goods to avoid a larger fight?

"untouched by chaos"? What about that time it effectively overruled a judgement of an EU court?

2/2: ...in fact the data prove that Irish people actually have a below average standard of living, in no small part due to them being effectively neglected by the state. Ireland is a low tax, low public investment country and it is not serving its people well in terms of living standards!

He tweeted a picture of Mary Lou waving at an event, around 5 years ago. Out of context (and if you had problems with your vision) it could look like she was giving a straight arm salute. Poor old Alan then claimed that that is exactly what was happening, and that SF was a nazi party 🤷

Try in vain to bridge existing viability gaps, precipitating a need for an increased volume of HAP, and setting itself up for a recurring path dependent current account obligation

One thing I have noticed is how well PBP/Solidarity candidates have been transferring to SD. In a number of constituencies where SD are in the hunt, big transfers from them have been a big reason.

I think it would take an unbelievable vote management from FG for Holly to not get elected, especially since O'Sullivan will still be there to eat up a chunk of Lombard votes. Would expect Holly to pad her lead in the next few rounds of eliminations (i.e., PBP, Lab, SF)

When the funny reply to your funny post is significantly more funny than your funny post.