Mary Lou thinks sheās in front of a full bath tub in Belfast.
YFG 
If we end up with Simon Harris as the Taoiseach in waiting Iām going to be very sad
Iād imagine weāll be going to the polls before that would happen.
I donāt think Varadkar has it in him to step aside.
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being your Taoiseach. Stay safe.ā
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I see Mary Lou has once again decided which way the wind is blowing. The Shinner on the radio yesterday (Mairead Farrell) said Varadkar shouldnāt stand aside
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She didnāt actually say he shouldnāt stand aside. She just avoided answering the question. She was very poor on it admittedly.
Youād wonder how long an āinvestigationā should take. Shouldnāt take long from what I can see - pretty much all the facts are on the record. How theyāve even managed to spin it out for a couple of weeks at this stage is impressive.
They should close it out rapidly. If heās charged then heās in trouble politically. If heās not then he isnāt. Simples.
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Do you believe his story as credible?
Itās far from simple Iād say, the case yes, but what if any charges, or what if any law was broken is very grey
When will the SIPO investigation be starting also?
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They are allowing Leo a little leeway to do the decent thing
That he gave the document to the NAGP to try and gather support? Iād say its a blend of the truth - in reality leaking the doc gave him a couple of wins, it prob helped him both get the GP deal over the line which was a gov goal while also giving the impression of political influence/access. It may have benefitted him politically in getting a deal done - Iāve seen no credible suggestion it was corrupt in terms of payment or other material gain.
Iām not sure whether any of that matters in terms of criminal investigation though? I guess that more pivots on whether he was allowed give the document or if he wasnāt.
Why should he resign if heās broken no laws.
Weād not be at bottom of the vaccine Q if big Phil was in Brussels.
I think itās far too late for Leo to fall on his swordā¦ had he done so immediately people may have thought he was somewhat upstanding as preposterous as that may seem, if he goes now it just looks like he is jumping before he is pushed.
So you donāt think it had anything to do with him leaking it to his pal as a favour?
Well thatās his defence. He hasnāt denied giving a confidential document to his friend. He has merely tried to justify it under a cock and bull defence that has no credibility and is undermined by all of his actions and secrecy from his cabinet colleagues.
Leo hs brought the office of tanaiste into disrepute, shady deals with his insider pals. That day is gone. He would have gotten away with it too if it wasnāt for those handful of pesky journalists who donāt cosy up to them. How many times has he gotten away with it in the past? Caught rotten, out ta fuck
He should go into a dark room with a bottle of whiskey and a revolver.
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Even Big Phil and Dominic Cummings did the decent thing, honorable men. All eyes on Leo now