Just curious if anybody out there can give a fair assessment of how FF have been performing over the last year.
Are they rabbits in the headlights, changing their minds constantly, or are they simply like their foreign counterparts who have also been caught off track (and struggling to get to gripes with this crisis).
They must of done something right in their tenure for us to of been in such a healthy position at one stage. Their biggest mistake was not saving and planning for an eventual downturn. I know in England Brown is having similar issues, it was funny to see the whole "politicians remuneration" come up as an issue there aswell.
I know its obvious that its been a disaterous year and that serious mistakes and bumblings have occured but could anybody of done an awful lot better under the circumstance. In hindsight many things could of been done better, but in all fairness the way the landscape of world economies was changing it is understandable to a degree that it was so difficult for them to adapt. Having to change policys and budgets nearly every month didnt help. Yes, they may deserve to be ousted, but are you confident that Kenny or Gilemore will have the vision to steer us back on track . .
This is not a "defend FF" thread (anybody who has read some of my comments on this government will see Im not an FF sympathiser). This is just trying to play devils advocate to see how bad they really did do overall.
I could write forever, but just wanted to see if theres anybody out there who can give an honest, impartial, fair assessment of FF (particularly over the last year) taking into account there has been unprecedented incidents that even Georgie Lee didnt predict and that there were certain actions they had to take (protecting the banks) . . .
Are they rabbits in the headlights, changing their minds constantly, or are they simply like their foreign counterparts who have also been caught off track (and struggling to get to gripes with this crisis).
They must of done something right in their tenure for us to of been in such a healthy position at one stage. Their biggest mistake was not saving and planning for an eventual downturn. I know in England Brown is having similar issues, it was funny to see the whole "politicians remuneration" come up as an issue there aswell.
I know its obvious that its been a disaterous year and that serious mistakes and bumblings have occured but could anybody of done an awful lot better under the circumstance. In hindsight many things could of been done better, but in all fairness the way the landscape of world economies was changing it is understandable to a degree that it was so difficult for them to adapt. Having to change policys and budgets nearly every month didnt help. Yes, they may deserve to be ousted, but are you confident that Kenny or Gilemore will have the vision to steer us back on track . .
This is not a "defend FF" thread (anybody who has read some of my comments on this government will see Im not an FF sympathiser). This is just trying to play devils advocate to see how bad they really did do overall.
I could write forever, but just wanted to see if theres anybody out there who can give an honest, impartial, fair assessment of FF (particularly over the last year) taking into account there has been unprecedented incidents that even Georgie Lee didnt predict and that there were certain actions they had to take (protecting the banks) . . .