I had NO idea that Clinton is the FIRST Sec. of State to visit Ireland.

[Captain Hilts]

According to www.IrishCentral.com

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Hillary-Clinton-pushes-hard-for-Irish-deal-63992867.html

It was the first leg of her dedicated visit to Ireland, North and South, the first ever by a Secretary of State.

Everywhere she went in public, Clinton, a hugely popular figure in Ireland, was greeted with applause and a hearty Irish welcome. She met with Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Brian Cowen and President Mary McAleese and discussed the situation of Irish undocumented in the U.S. as well as Northern Ireland and global economic issues.

[joeycola]

1. She has happy memories of Ireland................

................Clinton also remarked that there was “no greater joy than to come back to Ireland, to be in Dublin today after meeting with Irish government leaders in Farmleigh the government's official residence in the Phoenix Park .

“I said to Brian (Cowen, Irish leader), ‘I wish we could take a day off, wander around this beautiful park and enjoy some of the hospitality that I have experienced before.”

[Captain Hilts]

4. Considering what a high profile Ireland has in the US, it's amazing. I guess the SoS counts on the

mayor of NYC to be the big diplomat when they go on their "Three 'I's" tour abroad: Ireland, Italy and Israel.

[gratuitous]

2. Great, there go the Welsh!

What was the Nobel committee thinking?

[Captain Hilts]

3. Uh oh, don't want to piss off the Welsh! I'll bet Tom Jones can throw a punch!

[midnight]

5. I wonder what mending has to be made after using their airports

for our CIA runs and all that not so good stuff that no one wants to talk about?

[old mark]

6. Christ! Are they building nuclear bombs now?nt