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Irish Commissioner poll

  • 20-05-2004 7:04pm
    #1
    arcadegame2004
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭


    Following David Byrne's declining a second term as Irish EU Commissioner (after ending the ban on imports of GM food :( who do you want to succeed him?

    I think Pat Cox should. I admire his liberal views on economic policy (i.e. state should not interfere too much).

    Who should be Ireland's next EU Commissioner? 13 votes

    Pat Cov
    0% 0 votes
    Bertie Ahern
    76% 10 votes
    Mary Harney
    15% 2 votes
    Brian Cowen
    0% 0 votes
    Charlie McCreevy
    0% 0 votes
    Joe Walsh
    7% 1 vote
    other
    0% 0 votes


Comments

  • #2
    arcadegame2004
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭arcadegame2004


    Oops! I typed Cov isntead of Cox. Oh well people should still understand....


  • #3
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Give the abysmal choices on that list above (no really, /truly/ abysmal), I'd have to go for Cox. Unlike his former PD colleagues at least Cox has shown some realism since he was an economics lecturer in the heady days of the 80s when no-one (except for the likes of Tony Leddin etc) was actually examining anything and realises that Chicago-school-style monetarist economic policy was a load of unsustainable horsepoo. Might be nice if he sent a note to Mata about that though. I'd buy him a stamp.


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