Pretzill wrote: » I was in a position where I looked at the polling card and went f*uck who are these people?...can I do a 4,5,6 - so I voted green #1 and the Casey (kind of an anti establishment and aptly #2) and Ming #3 because well, one must. I hope RTE/TG4 poll are wrong I don't want either FF or FG (particularly) feeling all is OK because it isn't. I am normally a left wing voter btw.
Wheeliebin30 wrote: » Well get used to it. The country doesn’t want a left wing party in charge.
Nobelium wrote: » the people have a short memory, the greens in cahoots with FF bankrupted Ireland for a generation last time they were in power.
Edgware wrote: » Not forgetting the John Gormley Sewage Disposal Facility in his constituency.
Blueshoe wrote: » If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. Mark Twain
Edgware wrote: » No swing to FG so?
thecretinhop wrote: » https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/portrait-of-a-man-who-opposed-haircuts-1.1792498%3fmode=amp
eagle eye wrote: » If a younger smarter person takes up his mantle he will get elected and probably top a poll.
eagle eye wrote: » If you think somebody from a party which has shut down rural hospitals, made a major blunder with billions of our euro on the new children's hospital, left rural Ireland without broadband, wants everybody to stop cutting turf and has a gay party leader is going to top the poll in the northwest region you are deluded. Sadly she might get a seat.
eagle eye wrote: » I think she will at best be fourth. There are lots of posters up for her running mate in Sligo, Donegal and Roscommon. I don't think I've seen a poster for McGuinness yet. They could do themselves out of getting even one seat.
tonycascarino wrote: » Exit polls mean zilch. I don't think too many are going to admit they voted for Casey in an exit poll. Somehow, I think he will be much higher.
Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: You thought Mairead McGuinness would be lucky to get a seat.
dxhound2005 wrote: » https://commodity.com/debt-clock/japan/According to the IMF, Japan’s national debt to GDP ratio was 236% in 2017, making it the highest national debt in the world when compared to the national income. The poor oul Japanese must be bankrupted for ten generations. In reality capitalism depends on lending and borrowing and every country in the world has a national debt. Ours is nothing out of the ordinary.
Yurt! wrote: » The vast majority of Japanese debt is internally held (by both their own central bank and domestic Japanese financial institutions). Simply put, if they were to default, they would be defaulting on themselves. A world away from Ireland's debt problems then and now, when we were in hock to the world and his mother.
eagle eye wrote: » Yes, I overestimated the intelligence of the electorate.
Plumbthedepths wrote: » Doubtful, I can see him throwing his hat in the ring for the GE. If he decides to become serious/ drop the incoherent babbling , pick a position stick with it and gets some PR help he will be in with a shot. He reasonates with people, 7 per cent if that is his final result is impressive considering he is not a politician.
SirGerryAdams wrote: » I'll be voting no.1 for The Peter to try and stop Walsh getting in! My real no.1 vote is Ming but I know he's getting in so I'll give my no.1 to Casey.
badtoro wrote: » Jesus but you'd want a kick. It's that type of brain fart that got Brexit across the line. How do you feel about you "real no.1" on 10% this morning?
Blueshoe wrote: » badtoro wrote: » Jesus but you'd want a kick. It's that type of brain fart that got Brexit across the line. How do you feel about you "real no.1" on 10% this morning? Who did you vote for?
dxhound2005 wrote: » The thread is suddenly full of experts on international debt. And of course as usual Ireland is the very worst in the world ever.
batgoat wrote: » Not a Mark Twain quote.
badtoro wrote: » #1 Ming
