But now that I've thought a little (which is my Quota) about this, here's the deal. Tonybear & the Taoiseach are about to announce their latest Plan to re-start the Northern Ireland Peace Process. At the same time, the Bush administration is ready to proclaim its new Roadmap to Peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Both will entail mortal enemies accepting each other as trustworthy negotiating & governing partners, and pressure on the dominant tribe in each venue to agree to the further erosion of its own power. Analogies, albeit flawed, abound.

Accordingly, in Belfast the President will endorse & hail the 2 Prime Ministers' past NI progress and present NI Plan, as the Role Model for his Road Map to Peace in the Middle East.

How's that?