Irish General Election: “The road to power is paved with hypocrisy and casualties. Never regret,” says the Frank Underwood character, played by Kevin Spacey in the American version of ‘House of Cards.’ On 9 March 2011, Enda Kenny set a high bar for his new government on honesty but high principle soon gave way to what has become conventional in modern times: pervasive spin — a convenient euphemism for manipulation and lies.