From Irish Abroad
The annual St. Patrick’s Day speech welcoming the Irish taoiseach (prime minister) to the White House is one of the most tedious jobs a presidential speechwriter has to endure, President Bush’s former speechwriter and special advisor has said....
In an opinion article in the New York Times, Scully wrote, “Almost as dreaded as drafting a State of the Union, for example, are those yearly chores like writing remarks for the St. Patrick’s Day visit by the prime minister of Ireland. How many different ways can you accept a bowl of shamrocks, or celebrate the sterling qualities of the noble Irish people?”
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