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from the Irish Times breaking news section: World comes to terms with Bush election victory. Our Taoiseach has been a little more enthusiastic:

The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, has congratulated President Bush on his re-election and said he feared the State would have suffered economically had Senator John Kerry been elected.

Mr Ahern said: "Looking at the policies in the manifestos of both candidates, had Senator Kerry been elected, US multinationals abroad would be subject to a new taxation, which would have had a significant impact on the Irish economy."

Mostly I don't disagree (note careful wording) much with our incumbents, but really now.