And the winner is...Micheal Martin

ilovesleep wrote: »

I know. My mam said something positive about FF with its new leader Mehole. Really think people over the age of 50 should not be allowed to vote. For all the rest there should be compulsory voting and a mandatory FAS course on politics before they are allowed to vote. Community service and fines as punishment for failing and not voting.

Ah democracy, it just doesn't work.

If Fine Gael's West Wing wanabees have two brain cells to rub together, they will nail Michael Martin to the fucking tree based on his record as Minister for Health. this is the man who formed the HSE, giving a promise that not a single job would be shed from the old health board system. There were other cock-ups he made that showed basic incompetence and callous disregard for taxpayers' money. How many reports did he commission but fail to read again?

The electorate should be bombarded with that video of Martin in a Dáil committee denying responsibility for failing to read a report that he'd commissioned and received. He's had a decent innings as foreign minister - so did Cowen. The rest of the time, Martin's been a shining example of the arrogance and incompetence that typified FF ministers for the last 7+ years.

I'm in Cork Sth Central, I won't be voting for him but there are enough muppets around here that think it would be a good idea to give him a seat.

Its all well and good to not give a toss who the leader of FFailure is, but people in this country have short memories. Sadly, I'd bet that he'll be Taoiseach within 5 years.

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

Best of a terrible bunch of candidates.

Certainly miles ahead of 'I Don't accept that, cheapest bailout in the world, turned the corner so many times we must be on a roundabout'Lenihan.

He's spineless though and indecisive. Difficult to see him rattling Kenny in a leaders debate either.

I could see him dominating Kenny in a debate to be fair. He's a wayyy better communicator than Kenny who really just hasn't a bean.