David Norris may be the best man for the job. He may not. I have no idea. Plenty out there however are sure that Norris is the best man for the job; in poll after poll he leads the way.
Norris is gay and sounds English. We want Norris because it will make us look cool and enlightened. We are right on and ready to reconcile ourselves with our tragic history. These are the boxes the Norris candidacy ticks for us right now. And these are important boxes on the road to calling ourselves all grown up.
There’s a Mary in the race but we’ve had a couple of Marys so that box has been ticked. There’s an entrepreneur in the race but we hate all those business types now so he offers nothing. There’s an eminently qualified career politician who would be competent but would provide very little in the way of reflected glory. So he’s not a runner. There's a pair from up North, a Jesus freak and a terrorist but they're so nineteen seventies it's not even funny. There’s a fella whose name is Gay but that won’t cut it, we’re ready for the real deal.
We have preserved the presidency as our sole means of showcasing how progressive we all are, so Norris it is.
The only question is where to go from here. In seven years time what sort of candidate will be required to revalidate our right on credentials. A disability of some kind might be just the ticket; visually impaired, wheelchair user, amputee? What about a traveller or a transvestite?
All eyes on us lads, we’re just getting started.
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