Lisbon after the Irish ratification

It may have been the financial crisis and the intervention of the ECB, the redundant and legally binding commitments made by the other 26 countries that the EU would not attempt to conscript Irish youths into a European Army nor would it force irish women to perform abortions, or the galvanization of the private sector (at least Intel,of all ppl, and Ryan Air made clear their support for the Lisbon Treaty), the lack of major blunders by public officials or the fact that Declan Ganley got thoroughly defeated in the European Parliament elections (which must have made him loose face and interest). Regardless of what the causes were, there is one less obstacle to the implementation of the Lisbon treaty (a brief description here and the actual text here).

There are only 5 things left to do. The treaty has been ratified by all the member states. The next step is Presidential assent (where this is still needed: Ireland and Czech republic). The last step (according to the information on wikipedia, which states that the Polish president Lech Kaczynski has given it his assent) is then to deposit it in Rome.

In conclusion there are two steps left. First, the presidents of Ireland and of the Czech Republic still need to sign the laws. In the case of Ireland this is a mere formality which should not take long, given the President's outspoken support for the Lisbon treaty. In the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus will take his time. As this article puts it, there's a legal challenge against the treaty (the second such challenge actually) brought by 17 Czech senators. Finally Ireland, the Czech Republic and Poland still need to deposit the treaty in Rome.

This could be done in 5 hours maximum. It's ridiculous, and a testament to political bickering, that it may take all the way to December before anything relevant happens.