efanton wrote: » Says the woman in the Dail with no one within 5 metres of her. Its perfectly safe to hold a leaders question and answer session by dramatically reducing numbers attending and ensuring sufficient space is kept between TD's as was done today. They are in a place of work after all crucial to the running of the country. Now more than ever is the time for government to inform Dail members and opposition parties of what is happening, and allow political oversight. Sadly it seems FG might be milking this crisis for political gain, which if it is the case is absolutely disgraceful. At best they are expecting to be allowed to govern with no oversight whatsoever. Either is bad for democracy and bad for Ireland in the coming months when even more crucial decisions will have to be made. There is a bit more than the 5 meters you refer to . Look at all the opportunities for any TD to come in contact with people/surfaces from home to dail, around the dail and back home The last time we had a government making decisions with no oversight in the midst of a crisis it did not go well at all. Have FG learnt nothing from the banking crisis?
Ballso wrote: » Outed? Did you not know about the provisional IRA Francie? I suppose there had to be a gap in your expertise somewhere
FrancieBrady wrote: » Let's try again...see can you deal with a post without mentioning SF or the 'RA. Breathe deep.Nothing will be allowed to take from the political rehabilitation of FG, that the sinister are exploiting from this crisis. I was being serious, FG have upped their game. They've seen the chance and are taking advantage of it fully. 'Defense' is part of it and you can see that active on Twitter and other platforms.
Ballso wrote: » My post was in response to Smurgens political commentary attached to a picture of a surgical smock with short arms petal, you can relax.
smurgen wrote: » You reap what you so.I'll highlight FG shortcomings until the sun burns out. If you don't like it try one of the twenty SF threads on here.
Ballso wrote: » So you think the length of the arms in that smock are down to the Fine Gael party. That's what I thought. If Sinn Fein were in power they would have negotiated better and we'd have better PPE for health workers yeah?
Ballso wrote: » What the **** are you on about?
smurgen wrote: » Are you saying there was no quality or spec inspection before purchasing millions of Euro worth of equipment?
This is it wrote: » This is a thread full of "so what you're saying is..." and "are you saying...". Some craic to read.
FrancieBrady wrote: » That there is a committed and obvious campaign to politically rehabilitate FG underway. This is taking the form of Twitter bot accounts and activists on forums 'defending' them against any criticism, real or imagined. Nothing is to be allowed to take the gloss off their performance. We know Leo favoured this approach previously.
Ballso wrote: » I just hate Sinn Fein myself.
FrancieBrady wrote: » So you jump to the defence of FG? Not buying it...not buying!
McMurphy wrote: » Probably a green voter.
Ballso wrote: » Loads of people hate Sinn Fein Francie. You seem surprised. Maybe murdering 1800 civilians might be a factor.
Ballso wrote: » Sinn Fein to eliminate suicide in the upcoming recession now too, great. No end to what you lads will promise. Must be incredible to have infallible answers and solutions to literally everything.
smurgen wrote: » FG would much rather us under Westminster rule by virtue of the fact they're basically Tories. Imagine how we'd be getting on at the moment.
landofthetree wrote: » Nope. FG are nothing like the Tories. They dont copy the Tories. No Irish party will. Uk has free GP care. Ireland doesn't. UK has free school books. Ireland doesn't. UK has world class universities. Ireland doesn't. UK top rate of tax starts at £50k. Ireland at €35k. UK has no USC. Ireland doesn't. UK has much higher employers contribution than in Ireland. (What we call employers PRSI). UK has better public transport. We dont even havw a rail link to an airport. Etc etc
Ballso wrote: » Any kind of prudent financial management grounded in economic reality makes you a "Tory" to the free gaffs for everyone brigade. Even the most chronically stupid & ignorant won't buy the shinnernomics nonsense with the scale of the economic crisis we are about to plunge into. Sinn Fein and their fantasyland promises are finished.
smurgen wrote: » They're bending towards the Tories where possible only the electorate and left leaning parties keep them in check.
Fann Linn wrote: » How much of the above were introduced by the British LP?
landofthetree wrote: » Nope. FG are nothing like the Tories. They dont copy the Tories. No Irish party will. Uk has free GP care. Ireland doesn't. UK has free school books. Ireland doesn't. UK has world class universities. Ireland doesn't. UK top rate of tax starts at £50k. Ireland at €35k. UK has no USC. Ireland doesn't. UK has much higher employers contribution than in Ireland. (What we call employers PRSI). UK has better public transport. We dont even havw a rail link to an airport. UK hold state commemorations for units of the British military. Ireland doesn't. (but would have had Charlie and Leo had their way) Etc etc
McMurphy wrote: » Updated the list.
McMurphy wrote: » Could've sworn that a few months ago FG cheerleaders (of which I'm sure you're not one) were proclaiming that the shinners were banjaxed because the state was enjoying a boom, and the shinners need "recession and misery" as their only chance of being elected It's the opposite now I see. Interesting.
Ballso wrote: » I think in the midst of all this we can all agree that tan commemoration ****e they tried to pull was ****ing moronic. Absolute tone deaf morons.
