Please allow me a little rant...
I had a knock on my door from a would be city counsellor. She is the daughter of the sitting TD.
This is the third politician-to-be who is the relative of existing TD doing the rounds for the locals. Every single party is doing it.
I know we have a history of "inheiriting" seats but this is just nuts. She said that she was brought up with it. Given the current state of things, its not a proud boast. It's political inbreeding!
It is time for something different. Running the country is too important a job to be left to politicians.
We really need a different system of governance. We should adopt the latest technology, and see if we can find a solution.
how do you mean adopt the latest technology to find a solution?
It's easy to say-'go forward yourself' but of course to stand a good chance of being elected one should be nominated by one of the larger parties, and they tend only to nominate, well you see the point.
Simple solutions:
1. Don't vote for her.
2. Go forward for election yourself.
- to be able to give bareface lies to the general public
- have to be able to make promises that you have no intention of keeping, just to keep people happy at a given time
And the funny thing is that, in a democracy, they are the peoples representative. You get what you deserve. There's a reason a guy like Jackie Healy Rae is the South Kerry representative and Eamonn Ryan the South Dublin representative and not visa versa. And you'd have to wonder about the people of North Tipp.Isnt it very sad that these points are part of the "check list."
Isnt it very sad that these points are part of the "check list."
And the funny thing is that, in a democracy, they are the peoples representative. You get what you deserve. There's a reason a guy like Jackie Healy Rae is the South Kerry representative and Eamonn Ryan the South Dublin representative and not visa versa. And you'd have to wonder about the people of North Tipp.
So to be a successful politician you need -
I would say you need at least 3 of above to be successful in politics these days . .
- alot of money or funding for canvasing
- to be a good speaker
- to have a relative who once took up a position in that area
- to be able to give bareface lies to the general public
- have to be able to make promises that you have no intention of keeping, just to keep people happy at a given time
- to be willing to make decisions based on what you know is probobley wrong long term, just to keep your job
Tbh, I'd hazard a guess that it's many, many peoples view of what politicians are good at....and not much more.One persons view of a check list.
There's a reason a guy like Jackie Healy Rae is the South Kerry representative and Eamonn Ryan the South Dublin representative and not visa versa. [/URL]
Can you explain further?
1. You betcha!
Obama would not be possible in this country.
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