Obama Taps Steely McBeam, er, Rooney
According to the prestigious American Academy of Diplomacy:
“The United States is engaged in a long-term struggle with Islamic fundamentalism, while simultaneously coping with the impact of globalization, failed and failing states, and a plethora of issues that demand U.S. involvement and presence around the world. If ever there was a time that US diplomacy needed sufficient people and resources to meet pressing foreign policy challenges, it is now.”
Who better to answer that call than Dan Rooney, the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and recent victor of Super Bowl Ring #6. That’s one for the other clover. He would’ve had 7 if not for Irish quarterback Neil O’Donnell in Super Bowl XXX.
The move comes on the heels of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s initial whirlwind tour. The Obama administration is apparently committed to maintaining the longheld foreign policy tradition that Ireland does not matter. Continue reading
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