He is the Garret Fitzgerald of the teens.
Blake
May 18, 2017, 11:09am
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Bruton backs Leo. Coveneyâs best hope is a two horse race.
Ashman
May 18, 2017, 11:16am
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Who are the Machivellian deal makers like Big Phil in 2010.
No word from Paschal Donohoe yet is there?
An interesting sub plot here will be Pascal and Harris maneuvering into place to become the next leader of FG after Varadkar/Conveney.
Tim_Riggins:
Fine Gaelâs 2011 election manifesto was essentially Fianna FĂĄils. They were heavily criticised for that but didnât need to do much more to get the most seats- FF were toxic and there is a chunk of the population who wonât vote hard left. What they did in Government was hardly a surprise therefore.
There were a couple of things said- ânot another centâ et cetera but they are hardly the first government to say that.
The disappointing thing about the 2011 coalition was that they didnât properly reform the public service or properly reorganise the semi state sector. They bowed to Labour in keeping the PS sweet by bringing in temporary cuts and cuts to younger workers rather than reforming the whole house of horrors. They also bowed to Labour in pursuing mediocre welfare reform. By not making these proper cuts, instead we cut capital spending and didnât look at the long term properly market, instead choosing the short term politically acceptable solution through NAMA. We are seeing the damage of that now in housing being a mess and sadly this Government wonât have a legacy project like DART Underground to hang their hat on.
Labour got no thanks for their efforts at keeping their base happy and many of the FG voters from 2011 were disillusioned with FG for not making greater reform.
What they did do though is restore Irelandâs international reputation business wise. They made all the right signalling moves. They stood up for our Corporation Tax rate. FG are now actually doing a very good job at promoting the border issue in Brexit, but wonât get many plaudits for that. Forget about the sideshow news issues which turn people in Ireland into cranks, Ireland is a pretty good place to live. They have brought Ireland from 15% unemployment to near full employment, with no repeat bailouts like Greece. The same sex marriage referendum will be remembered as an important moment historically in Ireland. Maybe it was by accident but he will be kindly remembered in the history books.
In fairness itâs way too early to tell how history will remember this Government.
There was more than one woman left disgusted, and letâs not forget him telling my bro he âlooked like a fucking knackerâ.
Ding dong the cunt is gone - Which old cunt? - The baldy cunt ⌠ding dong the baldy cunt is goneâŚ
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Vadarker is a useless spoofing cunt. What the fuck has he ever done?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrhBIuSCmM
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croppy_boy:
However competent he is, he comes across as the kind of a cunt that you hated in school. Always did well in the exams but was never the top of the class and made up for that by licking the hole off of every teacher he could. A prefect that was more than likely ridiculed by the class he had to supervise.
Like pretty much every political minister weâve had so
Our Kate was at the Coveney campaign launch too. Harris seems to be his highest profile backer for now. Some no marks there like Coffey, OâMahon(e)y, Buttimer.
Kennyâs most notable achievement as Taoiseach was getting tens of thousands on the streets to protest against water charges. Iâd say this is what Reeling in the Years will be showing in 15-20 years time.
Bandage:
Buttimer.
Leo struggling to get the gay Blueshirts on board is a bad omen for his campaign.
Loads of lads have âcome outâ at lunch time to support Leo.
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Be interesting to see how Leo would be welcomed on a trade mission to the Gulf States.
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9 Senators including Mulherin and a good smattering of TDs from around the country too.
Buttimer obviously voting with Cork before cock.
Himself and Donal Og have false loyalty to underpin their deviancy
I canât understand why the fuck anyone would choose Varadkar, he is a lying sneaky attention seeking right wing weasel.
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