THE ACCIDENTAL APTNESS OF HILLARY CLINTON'S 'PRESIDENTIAL' MAKEOVER

12.11.06 | Mia T

[jla]

Inspired by your brilliant observation. ping

In regards to post #2 - How is it that you're never inspired by my brilliant observations? :^)

[Mia T]

Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn.

Sounds like you had a wonderful... and painful trip. There is something distinctly Irish about that! Hope you feel better soon.

P.S. I love antique Irish furniture.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Was thinking of venturing up to Mayo until I saw a picture on the news of a flooded Mayo road where the top of the road sign was barely seen.

True, we had massive amounts of rain over the past few weeks, but Mayo isn't the worst hit - that flooded road would most likey have been in the south of the county, though there was one badly flooded road near me here in the east of the county.

And I'll say it yet again...Gráinne Seoige is the best looking gal in all of Ireland.

You mustn't have seen her sister, Síle! :)

Compare the two:

Síle:

Grainne:

[jla]

I'm well aware of Síle. But still give the nod to her older sister. Though this song pops into my head -

And I ask you now, tell me what would you do
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue
I've traveled around I've been all over this world
Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Maybe I just like Síle because she's the same age as me! :-P

[jla]

Maybe I just like Síle because she's the same age as me! :-P

Wise-arse. (LOL)

[jla]

Speaking of Gráinne Seoige, I saw her interview last week with Mary Harney regarding the proposal to pay for health/nursing care for the elderly. Harney seems to want to put more of the onus on the family, where it belongs, rather than the state.
Gráinne brought up the question, (I think she was just playing devil's advocate), that the cost should be borne by the state as the Irish citizenry pay taxes throughout their lives and that this justifies their being exempt from being burdened by the costs of caring for their elderly parents/relatives.

A good example of the varying dynamics of how statist policies can influence, for good or for bad, individualism.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Speaking of the Irish Health Service, BUPA, a private health insurance company, have pulled out of Ireland - because of a 'risk equalisation' introduced by the Government wrt health care, I think it's basically everyone pays the same, irrespective of risk of bad health or injury - the state owned VHI basically was able to squeeze BUPA out of the market!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

She is more likely to be single!