Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost View Post
Fair enough. I was confused by your constant reference to that referendum.
Now that I think about it a bit more, I think that you were irritated by my equating the no-vote with Ganley. Thereby overlooking sincere Irish doubts over 'Lisbon'. This was an unintended effect of my post about Ganley/Libertas. Unintended, because my criticism of his role in the Irish referendum is, of course, much harsher still. Here you go:

I predict that the 'no camp' in the new referendum will this time comply with Irish law and will not be financed illegally from outside of Ireland again. Why? Because the foreign financers have got it their way already.
In the new treaty proposal that the Irish government has negotiated, Ireland will remain a tax haven for, especially, American corporations. This removes the incentive for a repeat of large-scale illegal foreign interference into Irish internal politics for the next referendum. Despite the corruptness of this all, there is an up side: we might see Irish interests being discussed this time, instead of those of foreign multinationals.