thread: 2008-11-07 : Hope & Courage
On 2008-11-12, Brand Robins wrote:
Ben,
As someone with Irish ancestry, I'd be wary of having someone whose father was radical IRA in the Chief of Staff position.
I mean, obviously its not an absolute. I'd have to know way more than that about the guy, about his history, about the jobs he'd held and the political stances he'd taken. It could well turn out that'd I'd quite approve of him.
But if the guy's dad was Arm Saoirse N??isi??nta na h??ireann... yea, I'd be worried. Especially if he'd shown Sinn Fein sympathies.
All that said, I'm not convinced that Rahm is a bad choice or that he's what Ron fears he is. But in at least one of your parallel cases... yea, that would make me watchful and wary. Especially if we were on the brink of war with Britain at the time.
