It is rumered that Micheal Mc Dowell is throwing his hat into politics again would that count as revolutionaryTime for a revolution, but against democracy and in favour of a tyrant.
It is rumered that Micheal Mc Dowell is throwing his hat into politics again would that count as revolutionary
And the funny thing is that if FG were to go down the road of stamping out the hoorism they could capture the mood of the country and do very well out of it.
She is a smart cookie. And she deserves backing. OK, you'll always get politicos sucking up to business people (however despicable) .......... but Kenny, in the light of his earlier outbursts, should have given this opportunity at the K a swerve. He doesn't think the way of the electorate ........ he just doesn't get it. Lucinda will be Ireland's answer to Thatcher - without the war-mongering.Lucinda Creighton is completely out of her depth. She has believed all that media rubbish about her being the " FG fresh new face" " blonde bombshell" " Queen of Dublin four " rubbish.
She knows that she made a complete fool of herself in backing Bruton and that as a result she will not be in any ministerial position if FG make power.
Its all well and good playing the " holier than thou" card a bit like Gormley used do. It didnt take him long to relaise the dirty politics you have to play at constiuency level to survive
I wonder if she had put herself forward as well as bruton would she have gotten support? Would any of you see her as a viable leader of FG???
Lucinda will be Ireland's answer to Thatcher - without the war-mongering.
Not viable just yet, but one for the near future in my opinion.
Lucinda will be Ireland's answer to ThatcherYou say that like it would be a good thing!
based on what Latrade? I agree with your points about the media reaction to her speech but lets not get carried away here!
Yeah, McGuinness was very brave in his talking out. Pity he wasn't so brave when it came to voting. He didn't walk the talk.Political history is littered with people who've been "honest and brave" to "tell it as it should be" when they find themselves excluded from the inner circle but that doesn't make them enlightened - just bitter. They even do it in FF (e.g. John McGuinness).
They might do very well out of it in the meeja, but they wouldn't do well out of it in the ballot box. Lots of voters still expect clientelism, and they punish those politicians that take a strategic view.And the funny thing is that if FG were to go down the road of stamping out the hoorism they could capture the mood of the country and do very well out of it.
FF will probably be focussed on safe seats and labour (more than any party) is too dominated by TDs in their mid to late 50s, the vast majority of whom have achieved nothing from their 20 years plus in politics.
There is a good few experienced Ministers in the Labour parlimentary party (Quinn, Rabitte, Howlin, Gilmore) all who had very specific and clear achievements from their last period in Govt, and some talented younger TDs too (Ciaran Lynch, Joanna Tuffy and others).
Yep, both were Ministers of State.Were Gilmore and Rabitte even Ministers? I thought they were junior ministers.
Eliminated the need to have a doctor's perscription to buy a condom - largest ever new investment in disability services at the time - established the Dublin Docklands Authority (before it became a runaway train).Trying to think of what Howlin achieved but at a loss.
So that's a no then, really.Yep, both were Ministers of State.
He wasn't bad but he came across as a bit of a lightweight.Eliminated the need to have a doctor's perscription to buy a condom - largest ever new investment in disability services at the time - established the Dublin Docklands Authority (before it became a runaway train).
Lucinda will be Ireland's answer to ThatcherYou need a person with cojones to be a leader and Creighton qualifies in that respect. Most of the politicians are mealy-mouted, self-serving pompous gits. This, in part, is due to the electorate who expect to get a bit of pull by consistently voting in the same shower. Tell me of a politician who has ever tried to shake up the status quo ............ unless to p1ss off one of his fellow travellers or being mildly delusionedYou say that like it would be a good thing!.
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