Let me start by saying that I do not necessarily endorse the political views of Clare Daley. She is a Leftist, who stands out even in a largely liberal country like the Republic of Ireland. However, I do agree with her basic complaints in this instance: the pathetic pandering to the Obama family while Michelle Antoinette and her children live it up and travel like royalty at the expense of taxpayers. Did I say royalty? Sure, Obama is the King of Hypocrites.
I also agree that the U.S. has no business arming the Syrian "rebels" who are, in fact, nothing more than an army of fanatical jihadists involved in an Islamic civil war between Sunnis and Shiites.
By the way, the "Mr. Tax Exile" Daley refers to is Bono.
My real point in posting this is for people to get a taste of what I think is the primary selling point of a parliamentary system: direct questions and answers between legislators and the executive. The Republic of Ireland does have a president (Uachtaran na hEireann), but that office is largely ceremonial. The head of the government is the Taoiseach, the Prime Minister, who is Enda Kenny of the Fine Gael party. He's the one responding to Daley, an independent TD (Teachta Dail) who represents North Dublin. This exchange is taking place in the lower house, known as the Dail Eireann.
I would never want the U.S. to adopt any kind of parliamentary system (our system is the best in the world!) but just picture this: Replace Clare Daley with Ted Cruz and Enda Kenny with Barack Obama. How epic would that be?
While Clare Daley is certainly a leftist, she absoutely defines Obama, his family, and the media to a tee! --> "Outpourings of the Obama's themselves/unprecedented slobberings/sycophantic fawning..." This shows that the anointed one is in quicksand and neither the right NOR the left are too eager to throw him a rope. The hourglass of his messianic presidency is running out quickly. Yes, to envision Ted Cruz one-on-one with Obama, I'd pay big money to witness that 'exchange'!
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