Re Bertie Ahern, with a nickname like that, doubt he'll have a chance? Seriously now, he'll have to obtain Ireland support massively to even be considered.
But that would hardly be unifying -- the job requirement is for one who is solidly a concesus builder...
Blair did that very effectively until Iraq.
Bertie turned down the job of President of the EU Commission and arranged for Barroso to get it instead. He didn't want it then, and I doubt he'll want it now, and in any case his stock has fallen considerably since. Index of Frank's Diaries
Are you serious?... *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Does Bertie credit himself with that? Methinks Aznar and B also had a big role in it, but most important was Bliar, this was his only real EU success.
Maybe you and The3rdColumn don't remember, but the candidate Bliar wanted to and succeeded in nudging out was Juncker. (It shall come as no surprise that Juncker would later say, We Don't Need Britain!...) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
