I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question. ↗
Republican politics have been off-kilter for several years now because a large segment of the conservative base does not look back fondly on the Bush presidency. ↗
The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live realities for all our people. ↗
The presidency is an independent office and the Irish people whom I appreciate so much and I take with such responsibility have given a very clear mandate on a very clear set of ideas to me, as the ninth president. ↗
As a president I will be like the candidate that I am, a respectful candidate, a rallying candidate, a normal candidate for a normal presidency, at the service of the Republic. ↗