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Who do you think is performing well in government?

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  • 19-03-2013 7:22pm
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    Yitzhak Rabin
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    The government takes an awful lot of flak here on boards, so I think there needs to be a thread where people can give their support to elected representatives that they think are doing well.

    Personally I think Joan Burton has been one of the stars. She has been able to put aside some of her long held socialist ideals and tackle the behemoth challenge of the social welfare bill. An enormous task, and I think she has embraced her portfolio with gusto. As Bertie would say though, alot done, more to do!

    I also think Toaiseach Enda Kenny deserves an honourable mention. I think he did a fantastic job over in the US this week and was quite inspirational.

    Who do you think is doing a bang-up job in government?
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    moon_man
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    none in particular stand out , gilmore is especially awfull


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    efb
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    Enda Kenny
    Michael Noonan
    Simon Covney

    They would be the best for me.


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    lkionm
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    Sure, they all have lovely bottoms.


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    donvito99
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    Stephen Donnelly TD is the only person sitting in Dáil Éireann who I wouldn't consider kicking in the face.


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    hawkelady
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    Op thinks that Kenny is inspirational !!!!!


    Christ , close this thread .. Please.


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    SEPT 23 1989
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    Wolfgang Schäuble


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    decisions
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    Richard Bruton, Noonan and Joan imo.


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    3ndahalfof6
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    The cleaners seem to be doing a good job.


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    bgrizzley
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    3ndahalfof6 wrote: »
    The cleaners seem to be doing a good job.

    first time i heard politicians called that...


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    Gatling
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    Angela Merkel is doing a super job
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    Yitzhak Rabin
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    hawkelady wrote: »
    Op thinks that Kenny is inspirational !!!!!


    Christ , close this thread .. Please.

    As do many others!

    He's articulate, charismatic and a snappy dresser.

    I thought he performed especially well when Obama and the Queen visited. Proved a very capable statesman.

    I suspect the history books will be kind to Mr. Kenny, and his name will be mentioned in the same breath as greats such as Michael Collins and Sean Lemass.


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    Ilik Urgee
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    I'm flat out tbh.


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    Praetorian Saighdiuir
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    I seem to have a shred of respect for Noonan, he seems straight to the point so I have to give him that.

    Shatter can suck my neatly trimmed ballbag though!


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    hawkelady
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »

    As do many others!

    He's articulate, charismatic and a snappy dresser.

    I thought he performed especially well when Obama and the Queen visited. Proved a very capable statesman.

    I suspect the history books will be kind to Mr. Kenny, and his name will be mentioned in the same breath as greats such as Michael Collins and Sean Lemass.


    Haha.... Comedy clubs on the horizon for you, me auld bucko...


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    3ndahalfof6
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    bgrizzley wrote: »
    first time i heard politicians called that...

    They cleaned the lot of us out, top job.


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    fits
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    OP don't you know, you're not allowed actually *praise* anyone on the internet. The internet is only for bile and vitriol... silly!


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    HondaSami
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »

    Who do you think is doing a bang-up job in government?

    Ming is doing ok, getting lots of publicity.


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    Yitzhak Rabin
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    HondaSami wrote: »
    Ming is doing ok, getting lots of publicity.


    Don't even get me started on that chancer....


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    3ndahalfof6
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »
    Don't even get me started on that chancer....

    No monopoly here move on, no monopoly here move on.


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    HondaSami
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »
    Don't even get me started on that chancer....

    LOL

    we will soon see the back of him.

    The rest of the chancers are doing what they are told.
    Nice to see Gilmore refusing to go to a ''men-only''dinner in the US.


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    moon_man
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    alan shatter appears able to shrug off negative criticisim from whinging guards , his indifference to popular opinion is a rare and welcome trait among irish politicans


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    3ndahalfof6
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    HondaSami wrote: »
    LOL

    we will soon see the back of him.

    The rest of the chancers are doing what they are told.
    Nice to see Gilmore refusing to go to a ''men-only''dinner in the US.

    This is the bit they do not publish, wearing thongs.


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    Notorious97
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »


    I suspect the history books will be kind to Mr. Kenny, and his name will be mentioned in the same breath as greats such as Michael Collins and Sean Lemass.

    Im sorry but i cannot take a comparison with Michael Collins seriously, Enda Kenny is a disgrace when compare to Collins.

    Do you actually think any of our current government could achive what Collins did, or any of Collins colleagues did?

    Kenny is not as bad as the likes of Bertie and Co, but I dont see how we can be inspired by Enda and Co, when they have continuously back tracked on election promises.


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    Myrddin
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    "Who do you think is performing well in government?" I hear the Dail Bar does pretty well


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    Pherekydes
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    Róisín Shortall.


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    hatrickpatrick
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »
    The government takes an awful lot of flak here on boards, so I think there needs to be a thread where people can give their support to elected representatives that they think are doing well.

    Personally I think Joan Burton has been one of the stars. She has been able to put aside some of her long held socialist ideals and tackle the behemoth challenge of the social welfare bill. An enormous task, and I think she has embraced her portfolio with gusto. As Bertie would say though, alot done, more to do!

    I also think Toaiseach Enda Kenny deserves an honourable mention. I think he did a fantastic job over in the US this week and was quite inspirational.

    Who do you think is doing a bang-up job in government?

    Are we strictly talking about government here or can it include opposition TDs?
    The only TDs I have any faith in at all these days are the ULA. They're not without flaws, but they seem to be the only ones with any real aspirations to end the international butt kissing and tell the EU to shove their bank debt up their arse.


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    quickbeam
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    Well, James Reilly, Alan Shatter and Phil Hogan are all doing particularly shite jobs, so the rest of the government in comparrison must be performing well.


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    Yitzhak Rabin
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    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    Are we strictly talking about government here or can it include opposition TDs?
    The only TDs I have any faith in at all these days are the ULA. They're not without flaws, but they seem to be the only ones with any real aspirations to end the international butt kissing and tell the EU to shove their bank debt up their arse.

    I was under the impression that the ULA spent their time talking utter bollocks up in their corner of the Dail.

    They're fantastic at rhetoric and platitudes like opposing all cuts or taxes, yet never quite explaining how they propose to fund the country.


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    bgrizzley
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »
    I was under the impression that the ULA spent their time talking utter bollocks up in their corner of the Dail.

    They're fantastic at rhetoric and platitudes like opposing all cuts or taxes, yet never quite explaining how they propose to fund the country.


    is Mick wallace part of that? he's doing fairly well, whatever about the rest of them


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    heyjude
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    Yitzhak Rabin wrote: »
    He's articulate, charismatic and a snappy dresser.

    I thought he performed especially well when Obama and the Queen visited. Proved a very capable statesman.

    I suspect the history books will be kind to Mr. Kenny

    I'm not sure I'd agree that Mr Kenny is articulate, charismatic or a snappy dresser, but if you add statesmanship to his attributes, then surely that is a list of the ideal qualities for a potential President rather than a Taoiseach.

    Surely, a good Taoiseach is supposed to possess vision, integrity and leadership. Yet Enda doesn't seem to have a vision for where he wants to lead the country other than to say that he wants to lead us to recovery, the government under his leadership have ditched most of their campaign promises and have largely mirrored the policies of the last government after promising change, so where is the integrity or leadership ?

    I suspect the history books will largely ignore Mr Kenny, as following a previous governments' programme and hoping for a better future, are hardly the attributes that mark you out as a giant in the history of the country, but he's been in the Dail since 1975 and he's hardly set the Dail alight for the past 38 years with his great ideas or visionary thinking, so he is just being himself. Showing vision or coming up with new ideas aren't his forte.


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