Should Cowen be allowed to become Ireland’s next leader?

Minster Brian Cowen, is the most likely man to be the next Taoiseach of this country, most people in Ireland already know this.

But should Minister Cowen be allowed to put his name forward to become Taoiseach after admitting to smoking a joint while he was in college? this was a question that raised on  late night talk show  Adrian Kennedy on  FM 104 last night.

Look, he smoked cannabis when in he was in college; it was over years ago. He never dose it anymore, its not as if he sits in his office smoking bongs. 

He admitted that he did it, and politics is a profession that is associated with people lying. It is extremely refreshing to hear a politician being honest.