http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0929/partnership.html
Thanks to my new zen like state when it comes to the economy, I can now laugh at things like this...........
The goings on in this country have the makings of an epic black comedy - the plot line: a bunch of carefree Fianna Failers can't believe their luck when they find themselves back in power again in 2007, after spending the previous 5 years on a massive spending binge - where the answer to any problem or plea was to throw money, tax-breaks,favours and jobs at them with a view to placating and pacifying the huddled masses of struggling bankers, public-servants, developers,farmers,snake-oil sales men, back-benchers, front-benchers, unions, and any other vested interest creature that moved over the face of the earth.
Then one day, all the chickens came home to roost, but luckily, a get-out clause came riding over the hill i.e. the global credit crunch, which the Fianna Failers clutched to their breasts, lamenting the cruel loss of all they had worked so hard to create.
Perhaps a fitting end to the saga, would be to see the union cavalry ride over the hill to rescue the Fianna Failers from the dreaded private sector ordinary joes and those cunning middle income folks - who are blatantly using pathetic excuses (redundancy, pensions meltdown, pay freezes/cuts) to prevent the government from doing what it does best i.e. playing to and for the vested interests - after all, those are the people who form the DNA of that great party.
Pretty black I suppose, but the Fianna Failers and their friends (the few) will do their best to have a laugh......the last laugh.......at the expense of the those who are not their friends (the many).......