[syriacus]

BTW--Ireland is a fully functioning democracy.

How true.

It's also true that Ireland's government runs a little more along the European lines of "Democracy," (President, Prime Minister, Houses of Parliament) but that's perfect, because that's the way the Irish wanted to do things.

Welcome to the Government of Ireland website.

Like President Bush says, the Iraqis will set things up the way they want, too.

[Earthdweller]

Sorry..but most of Americas Irish immigrants came from Southern Ireland..considered to be "savages" by the established English government at the time..1847 I believe..when the English starved them to death and sent many to Australian as punishment for stealing a cow for food.