Begorra--Now Be Gone!

The New York Times reports on the Bush visit to Ireland--which isn't all that happy to see him.

President Bush arrived in Ireland this evening and headed for the heavily guarded Dromoland Castle in County Clare, as Irish authorities braced for what were expected to be large demonstrations across Ireland against the American occupation of Iraq.

In contrast to the jubilant welcomes accorded Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy, the reception that awaits Mr. Bush, who will attend a European union summit meeting, is developing as frosty, if not outright hostile. Widespread opposition to the Iraq war and revulsion at the Abu Ghraib prison scandal have turned a large portion of Irish popular opinion against him.

Of course, Bush could take a lesson from Dick Cheney and tell Ireland--or for that matter, all of Europe--to fuck off. Oh wait. He already did that a couple of years ago.