Will he take the job as an Taniste next December or retire ?
You might like your politicians with appendages but it's a fairly restrictive criteria to judge them by.
What about the women?
As for the subject of the thread I posted early on with my prediction and after tonight I reckon MM's stock has gone up.
I'm not sure though how long the "Freedom Friday" bounce will last.
Watch it FF and Martin will get a big jump in the polls after today and in a few weeks will probably try to get out of the agreement by saying now we are out of the pandemic we need an election to show what we need to move forward. FG and other parties know this may happen do watch for little bits of jockeying for position
Easiest one is that he won't be leader of FF for the next General Election. They're itching to get rid of him
Are they really though? Now he has signalled his intention to reverse the position that was causing most dissent, a refusal to consider doing business with SF, I'm not convinced there is an overwhelming desire within the party to see the back of him. If he is determined to carry on into the next election, I'm not sure there is the will to force him out.
I suspect that there is more going on on than we know as such a dramatic shift in strategy is unusual... Hopefully we have got it right and Covid has left for good... I think there was a mention of a new variant in the UK...
After repeatedly hiding from everyone and after about 8 different parties were found to have happened. He was studiously quiet for the first 7 til it became impossible to ignore. And he is just brazening his way through it.
The "exact same thing" most definitely did not happen - the situations are incomparable, but not for the reason you seem to think.
I wonder.
I think I will be a bit like that Japanese soldier who wouldn't come out of the jungle.
So he is copying the way we do it... eventually he came out... i wish it would happen here... personally i think any issue involving elected reps needs to be explained directly to the people...I dont know why you think they are not comparable... both drink parties... maybe one was gin and one brandy... is this what you mean...
I believe they are yes. FF have two big problems:
Personally I'd be shocked if he was still there. He's only 61 but he got into politics at an extremely young age. He's been in the Dail now for 32 years and hasn't got anything left to prove. He pulled his party back from the brink in 2011, exceeded expectations in 2016 and became Taoiseach in 2020. If he tried to stay on the most likely outcome for him (or any other FF) leader is that they end up propping up a SF government next time round. No, this is his peak. He may as well go out on the top.
If he tried to stay on the most likely outcome for him (or any other FF) leader is that they end up propping up a SF government next time round.
That is something I hadn't considered. Martin may harbour hopes against hope of returning FF to pole position but surely the realist in him must know playing second string to SF is the 'best' they can hope for. I doubt he would want his 'legacy' to be leading FF down that road...
I've haven't voted for either FF or FG in over 30 years and my SF vote in the last election was really a protest vote about them not allowing MLM to take part in the televised debates back then.
Now we're essentially heading into a potential long term war in Europe, I have more confidence with MM at the helm than I'd have with any of the other current party leaders.
Or am I suffering from some sort of mild, delusional form of Stockholm syndrome?
I thought that he came across very well on BBC today. Very measured and Statesmanlike.
To use a sailing analogy, if you are caught in a storm at sea it's useful to have a steady hand at the tiller.
An experienced skipper can make all the difference.
You don't have to like the man at the helm you just want to get safely ashore.
Martin will do whatever he's told to do by Brussels he's a branch manager and no more
Varadker and MLMD will sing from the same hymn sheet, but the latter will scalp the tax payer without anything to show for it.
Taoiseach tests positive for Covid. See the risks our elected leaders take to promote Ireland?
Get well soon.
Not sure he should even be over there right now
Shamrocks doesn't seem appropriate atm
Get better soon meehole, your country needs you.
That nonsense during the week about "Emergency Video Conferencing" gets on my nerves
Some rubbish about the US visit arranged before the war started , like anyone even cares about their emergency conference in the overall context of the war
But it's St. Patrick's America Day don't you know. We can't dare upset the Americans.
It funny how every year we have the same few complaining about the trip to the US. This is a big deal not just for Ireland but for the US as well. As I pointed out on the other "moan a minute" thread, in Chicago the river is still changed Green. Which other country is this done for.
If anything this is the most important time for the Taoiseach to fly to the US. To show that the US and Ireland still have a great relationship. Also to keep building those relationships and make sure that we are still a prime destinations for US holiday makers but also for US multinationals.
It is great to see MM over in the US and it's a pity he doesn't get to meet face 2 face. But the fact he is over in the US, has risked his own health will be appreciated by the US public.
For those complaining about the US relationship
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=402606267324663
Sh*t , maybe Leo should be getting on the plane to take his place.
Can't have 2 of them coming down with covid
We'd only have Tony left running the country
Maybe next year fly over to the US for St Patrick's and see what it is all about.
I've taken part in city parades over there , it's just a day out for the yanks
They're Irish for the day, it's just a buzzword
Of course you did, you only happened to mention it after I told you to visit the US.
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Women can have balls too
You should have asked for your money back!
How many bhats did she ask for?
I suppose as long as you got your moneys worth
I lived over there , was no biggie being on a float on Paddy's day
Don't know why you make it seem so unbelievable
I think the trips are vital to our continued development and sustaining our high employment levels however we sent over a man to lead us with a weak immune system and he failed us on the highest stage
How has he "a weak immune system"?
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