[efb]

Not a FGer but I think Enda is doing reasonably well given the circumstances he found himself in.

[AVN_1]

Originally Posted by Francie Barrett

The personal attacks on Enda are a little sad really. He has actually done a fantastic job considering the situation the country was in when he took the reins. The imminent threat of the banking system imploding has been averted and international investors have tentatively taken steps to re-engage with it. Our sovereign debt spike has been abated and it's conceivable that we will re-enter the markets in the medium-term. In the last few months, we've started to see a change in sentiment in the jobs market. Every day seemingly, we are getting announcements of new jobs being created. This kind of thing won't reverse the fiscal situation straight away, but we will definitely starting seeing the fruits of Enda's labour in the coming months.

It would not surprise me at all if Enda was to go down as an all-time great Taoiseach in years to come. He is honest, he has the humility, but most of all, he has a steely determination to get things done.

Well written, Enda!

[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by Francie Barrett

The personal attacks on Enda are a little sad really. He has actually done a fantastic job considering the situation the country was in when he took the reins. The imminent threat of the banking system imploding has been averted and international investors have tentatively taken steps to re-engage with it. Our sovereign debt spike has been abated and it's conceivable that we will re-enter the markets in the medium-term. In the last few months, we've started to see a change in sentiment in the jobs market. Every day seemingly, we are getting announcements of new jobs being created. This kind of thing won't reverse the fiscal situation straight away, but we will definitely starting seeing the fruits of Enda's labour in the coming months.

It would not surprise me at all if Enda was to go down as an all-time great Taoiseach in years to come. He is honest, he has the humility, but most of all, he has a steely determination to get things done.

Will someone help me up off the floor. My sides are splitting ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Maudi]

Originally Posted by Nothingbetter2d

Do you think Enda Kenny is good at being our Taoiseach?

where is the create poll option gone?

no hes crap..actually does anybody know endas home address?

[FreudianSlippers]

Posted a "poll" thread without a poll. Fail.

[christmas2012]

I think its easy for him to be unpopular given the timing of him becoming taoiseach..

[tayto lover]

Originally Posted by christmas2012

I think its easy for him to be unpopular given the timing of him becoming taoiseach..

Yes he's making it look easy right enough.

[paddyandy]

Why would anybody want the job of Taoiseach i've wondered after the mess ff left .

[Bannasidhe]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye123

We have seen what politicians have done to the country. Ireland Inc needs a businessman to run it. Since Politicians are incapable of running the country we need to find another use for them - suggestions welcome.

I hate all of this Ireland Inc stuff - we are a country not a business. Yes, we should have sound economic polices but, unlike a business, our elected representatives should not be concerned with the profit margin but in the society as a whole.
Also, I may be wrong, but weren't developers businessmen? Wasn't Quinn lauded for years as a fine businessman? Fine job they did.

I think that Kenny, like too many of our elected politicos, is still in primary school teacher mode. We are treated like children by our governments - threatened with dire consequences if we don't do as we are told, given 'treats' to entice us to vote and generally ignored when it comes to implementing the national curriculum..er... government policies.

I don't think we have had a decent taoiseach since Lemass...and that from a dyed in the wool, lifelong, FF hater.

[FreudianSlippers]

Ah you can say what you want about him inheriting the mess, but he is generally quite an irritating guy. He has done nothing positive in my mind that makes me think that he cares or has an interest in anything but having his name recorded as Taoiseach.

[Bannasidhe]

Originally Posted by FreudianSlippers

Ah you can say what you want about him inheriting the mess, but he is generally quite an irritating guy. He has done nothing positive in my mind that makes me think that he cares or has an interest in anything but having his name recorded as Taoiseach.

I think he wants to go down in history as the 'Man who saved Ireland.' Sadly, I also think he is completely out of his depth and has no idea what to do bar follow the dictates of the Big Boys (and Girls) in Europe in hope they know what they are doing.

[fran17]

he looked real good when sarkozy was patting him on the head not so long ago.suppose thats what we get when we send a primary school teacher to bat for us

[christmas2012]

They did sign a deal with the EU they cant just back out,if ireland has no access to funds that means,gards cant get their pay,doctors,nurses,teachers,and every employee in ireland will be in trouble not to mention those in reciept of social welfare..basically what it means is irelands atms will be empty and have no money to dispense..we have no choice a yes vote was the lesser of two evils at this stage..At the beginning we should have let the banks burn back in 2008 we would have been in a situation where iceland is if we played our cards right after that but we didnt we let the banks burden our country..

[Bannasidhe]

Originally Posted by christmas2012

They did sign a deal with the EU they cant just back out,if ireland has no access to funds that means,gards cant get their pay,doctors,nurses,teachers,and every employee in ireland will be in trouble not to mention those in reciept of social welfare..basically what it means is irelands atms will be empty and have no money to dispense..we have no choice a yes vote was the lesser of two evils at this stage..At the beginning we should have let the banks burn back in 2008 we would have been in a situation where iceland is if we played our cards right after that but we didnt we let the banks burden our country..

Was that why the FG GE election campaign promised to abide by all of the deals made by FF?

Yes - I remember their slogan now: Vote Fine Gael - we'll do exactly the same as Fianna Fáil will do.

Oh...hang on....

[Fromthetrees]

I think he's far to institutionalised as a politician to be effective, he's spent nearly 40 years as a TD, IMO this is simply too long to have any grasp of what it's like to live in the real world.

He doesn't inspire anything other than the same old same old kind of attitude. We need new people running the country now.