Well, fast forward to today and you have this Tweedledee, Tweedledum national security equation of Hillary and Barry and it's got a whole new meaning.

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Cynics will dismiss the vote as a choice between Tweedledum and Tweedledee, a pair of 40-something Celts in suits, with similar ideas about making the parliament's work more open, streamlined and generally fascinating.

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