ANOTHER WHOPPER - OR MAYBE JUST A BIGMAC

It seems that Hillary Clinton has been claiming at least partial responsibility for the peace pact in Northern Ireland, a claim that Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey described as “a wee bit silly.” He doesn’t seem to remember Hillary playing any role in the lengthy negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement. But, apparently, Hillary has vivid memories of her efforts to bring the warring parties together for peace talks. She has even given a detailed account of a meeting she supposedly arranged between Protestants and Catholics at the town hall in Belfast – one that there is no record of, and no one else can remember.

The only “meeting” David Trimble recalls is a dinner party Hillary attended with the women of Belfast. They know she was there because she posed for a picture in front of a table that held the stainless steel teapot she liked so well. Funny that the former First Lady’s recollections of an historic peace treaty differ so drastically from those of the negotiating parties. But Hillary is said to be an unusually intelligent woman. That may explain why she remembers so much more about those tumultuous years than the others do. Then again it causes one to wonder why she cannot remember directing someone in her campaign to alleviate Canada’s concerns about her current stance on NAFTA – a reminder that her claims of foreign policy experience should be taken with a grain of salt. And, if you frequent Debate Central, you're undoubtedly wondering how her blind and faithful follower, bigmac_2008, will try to wiggle out of this one.