MSNBC DUBLIN — Prime Minister Brian Cowen is resisting calls for an early election in Ireland amid fears about the nation's debt troubles — and his own ability to steer the country through the crisis.
Cowen was accused by politicians and commentators on Irish radio Tuesday of being drunk or hung over after he gave a croaky interview to RTE, the state broadcast network. He often offered vague, semi-coherent answers to questions on Ireland's battle to save its banks and reverse its deficit.
Asked by a reporter for TV3 about speculation he was struggling from the aftereffects of late-night drinking, Cowen replied curtly, "That's ridiculous." He also criticized the question as being "uncalled for."
Alright, cut the shit Mr. Prime Minister. I come from a long line of Irish Drinkers, there's no need to lie to me. My grandmother carries a hotel bottle of vodka in her purse "in case she needs a drink." I told her that vodka isn't Irish and she told me that "Vodka is made from potatoes!" So if my 79 year old grandmother is a boozehound, I fully exepect the leader of the Irish to be constantly 'drunk or hung over.' The fact that this is the first time Brian Cowen has been accused of being drunk might actually be the real crime here, was he not elected by the people?
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