Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Irish people have suffered enough. Europe should back off

The Irish have delivered a savage verdict on those who turned their country from the envy of the world into an object of pity. In the process, they have smashed one of Europe's great political machines, the Fianna Fáil party that enjoyed a near monopoly of power since 1932. This is a striking example of democracy at work.But does it matter? Voters damned Fianna Fáil's disastrous decision to underwrite the staggering losses of grotesquely reckless banks. They are, however, stuck with

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