A week or so ago, I made a quick observation about Ian Paisley, Jr. resigning his position in the Northern Irish government. This week his father, Ian Paisley, Sr., announced that he will step down in May of 2008. This begs the question: What's next for Northern Ireland?
Paisley, Sr. made it clear (taking a jab the hierarchical Catholic Church in the process, no doubt) that when he steps down from the NI government, it will be a clean break. The fact that his son resigned last week ensures that there will not be a "chosen successor" to run the DUP.
As I ruminated before, the situation in Northern Ireland has the potential to make some giant steps forward without the Paisley's calling the shots. Hopefully, their fellow party members will be a bit more tactful and amenable in the way they handle power-sharing in Northern Ireland. Let's hope that that power-sharing continues!
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