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I could be over there with the 40 million Americans who claim Irish descent. I don't think I called anyone stupid but I'm a hick who tries to keep herself informed about what's happening in the world. What's more, I've never been into adulation, least of all misty-eyed reverence for any politician. Sensitive souls don't get involved in politics, where the ability to trample on the competition is paramount and the ability to mislead is vital. The quotation on the headstone of the poet, W.B. Yeats is apposite: "Cast a cold eye, on life, on death. Horseman, pass by!".
Although I say it myself, I'm almost perfect (but not as perfect as Barack Obama, of course). I acknowledge, however, that I have the flaw of being opinionated and headstrong, making my own mind up, depending on the evidence and what might be called instinct.
