FG to just do nothing for the next 5 years.

smurgen

blanch152 wrote: »

Are you saying that Mary-Lou was wrong (and all of the other posters on here) when she said that the public voted for change.

You literally seem to post all day. Did they switch the spin unit to jobbridge since ye lost the election?

is_that_so

all about the mane wrote: »

Rally? Did you hear the numbers?

Is it a State secret? :P

all about the mane

is_that_so wrote: »

Is it a State secret? :P

SF would certainly prefer to keep it secret

is_that_so

all about the mane wrote: »

SF would certainly prefer to keep it secret

And? Spill it man!

James Brown

If my party came in third I wouldn't be slagging parties who got more seats on their numbers

all about the mane

is_that_so wrote: »

And? Spill it man!

Between 800 & 1000

Foxtrol

Bowie wrote: »

If my party came in third I wouldn't be slagging parties who got more seats on their numbers

A few more seats are pretty worthless if you're seen as so toxic that no one wants to work with you to form a government...

all about the mane

Foxtrol wrote: »

A few more seats are pretty worthless if you're seen as so toxic that no one wants to work with you to form a government...

They have no interest in forming a government

James Brown

all about the mane wrote: »

They have no interest in forming a government

Foxtrol wrote: »

A few more seats are pretty worthless if you're seen as so toxic that no one wants to work with you to form a government...

As worthless as obsessing over how many shinners turned up to a shinner rally?
Enjoy the grapes lads

Something to go with your whine...

JohnnyFlash

It's time for another election. That should appease all sides of the endless arguments here.

SF get to run 2nd and 3rd candidates in constituencies, with a view to getting close to an overall majority. The formation of a Government will then be made up of SF and a few independents. We then get to see them implement their policies: rent freezes, cutting USC for low earners, getting rid of property tax, getting rid of Irish Water, a dramatic increase in investment in health care. May God help us all if you work for a small business or are self-employed.

FG will go back to the electorate with a message of financial prudence, balanced budgets, fiscal realities, and long-term Keynesian investments in infrastructure.

FF will flounder in the middle, trying to be all things to all people.

None of them will spend too much time in this populist climate attempting to educate the electorate on the realities: our pension system is unsustainable, climate change is a reality, advances in healthcare means elderly people are now living well into their 80's and expect (and deserve) a State pension and access to hospital beds. There's huge macro issues impacting our social democratic structures.

JamesM

Bowie wrote: »

SF got a good size of support from the public, therefore members of the public would like to see them involved in some form of governing.

In your dreams
The public voted for SF to give FG & FF a bit of a shake up. The public knew that SF did not have the numbers to do anything other than give the others a wake up call.
FG & FF in coalition - sure isn't that enough change for anyone.
Just a shake up - We don't want the Country completely ruined.

all about the mane

Bowie wrote: »

As worthless as obsessing over how many shinners turned up to a shinner rally?
Enjoy the grapes lads

Something to go with your whine...

Since when is ‘laughing at’, ‘obsessing over’? You shinners are a howl!

JamesM

Bowie wrote: »

As worthless as obsessing over how many shinners turned up to a shinner rally?
Enjoy the grapes lads

Something to go with your whine...

You're keeping up the number of posts Davie - but the content is nil

James Brown

JamesM wrote: »

In your dreams
The public voted for SF to give FG & FF a bit of a shake up. The public knew that SF did not have the numbers to do anything other than give the others a wake up call.
FG & FF in coalition - sure isn't that enough change for anyone.
Just a shake up - We don't want the Country completely ruined.

So people voted for FG because they want them to govern and everyone else voted for others to teach FG a lesson?
That's some big f***ing ego alright

Young Simon Harris, (back from hiding) will have rightly pissed off the FG base by cancelling the rugby match against Italy and true to FG form...told the papers before the IRFU...who have yet to hear official word.
Jokers

JohnnyFlash

Bowie wrote: »

So people voted for FG because they want them to govern and everyone else voted for others to teach FG a lesson?
That's some big f***ing ego alright

Young Simon Harris, (back from hiding) will have rightly pissed off the FG base by cancelling the rugby match against Italy and true to FG form...told the papers before the IRFU...who have yet to hear official word.
F****ings jokers

What would you have had the minister of health do?

all about the mane

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

What would you have had the minister of health do?

Organise a rally!

omega man

Really wanted FG to go into opposition with a FF coalition with SF forcing SF to finally walk the walk.
In saying that the reaction to a FF/FG government would be interesting to say the least. The reality is that would get SF off the hook in my opinion...

all about the mane

omega man wrote: »

Really wanted FG to go into opposition with a FF coalition with SF forcing SF to finally walk the walk.
In saying that the reaction to a FF/FG government would be interesting to say the least. The reality is that would get SF off the hook in my opinion...

Of course it would. It’s what SF have been counting on.

markodaly

SF and others have spent the last 9 years whinging and moaning about FG being in government.
Now, they are moaning that FG want to opt out of government.

Suckit

markodaly wrote: »

SF and others have spent the last 9 years whinging and moaning about FG being in government.
Now, they are moaning that FG want to opt out of government.

Can you link to that please?

FrancieBrady

markodaly wrote: »

SF and others have spent the last 9 years whinging and moaning about FG being in government.
Now, they are moaning that FG want to opt out of government.

What are FG gonna do in opposition that will be different to SF, whinge in posh accents or something?

Opposition is about calling government to account.

markodaly

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What are FG gonna do in opposition that will be different to SF, whinge in posh accents or something?

Opposition is about calling government to account.

Indeed it is.
Government is about making hard choices, as FG know all about
I am looking forward for cheap 65,000 euro houses that SF will build for us all.

As I said, its a win-win for me.

all about the mane

FrancieBrady wrote: »

What are FG gonna do in opposition that will be different to SF, whinge in posh accents or something?

Opposition is about calling government to account.

At least you are admitting that all SF do is whinge

Jinglejangle69

Are SF supporters STILLLL pissing and moaning about FG!!!!?????????

Absolutey mind Baffling.

all about the mane

Jinglejangle69 wrote: »

Are SF supporters STILLLL pissing and moaning about FG!!!!????????? ?

Absolute mind Baffling.

And hilarious in equal measure. Anyway, they’ll be in government soon to show us all.

JohnnyFlash

FG - fúck off.

SF - change.

FrancieBrady

all about the mane wrote: »

At least you are admitting that all SF do is whinge

Of course it can be characterised as whinging...that's why I asked, what do you think FG will be doing?

Sometimes I think there are those here that don't have the first clue about what happens in the Dáil.

all about the mane

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Of course it can be characterised as whinging...that's why I asked, what do you think FG will be doing?

Sometimes I think there are those here that don't have the first clue about what happens in the Dáil.

I have more time for the whinging of a party who have actually been in government and know about the hard decisions that have to be made.

FrancieBrady

all about the mane wrote: »

I have more time for the whinging of a party who have actually been in government and know about the hard decisions that have to be made.

Sure you do. But you got a 100 years at it...you'd think with all that experience you wouldn't be scrounging around trying to keep a power swap going on just over 42% of the vote from a high of 85%.
Your politics is cozy and tired.

Opposition is a challenge too, you have to be brave enough to stand and be counted and not be afraid of the entitled and arrogant calling you petty names for doing it.

all about the mane

FrancieBrady wrote: »

Sure you do. But you got a 100 years at it...you think you would be scrounging around trying to keep a power swap going on just over 42% of the vote from a high of 85%.
Your politics is cozy and tired.

Opposition is a challenge too, you have to be brave enough to stand and be counted and not be afraid of the entitled and arrogant calling you petty names for doing it.

You have to be brave enough to withstand name-calling. Jesus wept

You don’t expect much of your lot, do you!