Cowen’s Obama-style address a little short on answers

WELL it was certainly worth the wait. Cowen TV lit up Irish computer screens last night as Brian Cowen finally set out to reveal the answers to nearly 1,000 questions sent to his party’s new website — but he only managed seven answers.

“Given the overwhelming number you submitted, I’ve only been able to answer a selection of the most popular questions. I’d like to thank each of you for putting these questions to me,” said the Fianna Fáil leader in an email to the party faithful.

The reworked online party drive — designed by the company behind Barack Obama’s web campaign — was launched last month to give political devotees the chance to quiz the Taoiseach.