Where is Brian Cowen now?

Jimmy Garlic · 03-03-2013 09:06AM #1

It seems like he just vanished into thin air. I am really worried.

Does anyone have any idea where he might be and what he is up to?

mfceiling · 03-03-2013 09:07AM

Probably in bed...

Galwayguy35 · 03-03-2013 09:09AM

More than lightly sitting on his hole at home living off the 150 k a year he will get every year for the rest of his life.

A position he wasn't even elected to.

Cookie_Monster · 03-03-2013 09:09AM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

It seems like he just vanished into fat air.

FYP
:pac:

hollster2 · 03-03-2013 09:13AM

The dail bar.......???? hiccup

Bloody*Mary · 03-03-2013 09:14AM

Doing very expensive courses at University,bettering himself, and struggling along at min 150k.

Along with a very good section of the cabinet he served in.

Hard old station.:mad:

Swampy · 03-03-2013 09:20AM

Probably living in Thsiland like a king on his pension. 150k over there would be like 500k plus over here.

Jimmy Garlic · 03-03-2013 09:20AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Probably in bed...

He would surely be up for mass.

Big Nasty · 03-03-2013 09:21AM

Poor old Brian. A daycent skin left to try pick up the pieces after Bertie left him high and dry. He never had the charisma to be taoiseach God less him.

SEPT 23 1989 · 03-03-2013 09:25AM

Snoring loudly in a porter stained string vest with the remains of a half eaten 3 in 1 precariously balanced on his nation destroying belly

racso1975 · 03-03-2013 09:35AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

More than lightly sitting on his hole at home living off the 150 k a year he will get every year for the rest of his life.

A position he wasn't even elected to.

I think you'll find he was elected to that position

efb · 03-03-2013 09:35AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

More than lightly sitting on his hole at home living off the 150 k a year he will get every year for the rest of his life.

A position he wasn't even elected to.

He was elected to it- in the dail. The people don't vote for a Taoiseach

T-K-O · 03-03-2013 09:49AM

Isn't he studying at Berkeley or Harvard ?

xzanti · 03-03-2013 09:56AM

I saw him in Dublin Airport around this time last year.. he sat at the table next to us having his breakfast. I think he was heading to Washington for some function at the White House iirc.

Nobody really bothered with him except for a Promo Model who was doing some MAC promotion in The Loop.. she insisted on having her photo taken with him.. Much to his delight.

Galwayguy35 · 03-03-2013 10:00AM

efb wrote: »

He was elected to it- in the dail. The people don't vote for a Taoiseach

Yeah whatever.

Liamario · 03-03-2013 10:01AM

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squod · 03-03-2013 10:15AM

xzanti wrote: »

.....he sat at the table next to us having his breakfast.

Did he pay for it himself or leave the bill to the tax payers of Ireland like he usually does?

racso1975 · 03-03-2013 10:21AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah whatever.

Stay classy

ThirdMan · 03-03-2013 11:10AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah whatever.

This is what I hate about Ireland.

Menelaun · 03-03-2013 11:15AM

He was in Kilbeggan a few weeks back looking for a phone charger in the betting office where my sister works.

Amirani · 03-03-2013 11:20AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

More than lightly sitting on his hole at home living off the 150 k a year he will get every year for the rest of his life.

A position he wasn't even elected to.

Either is Kenny, Cameron, Merkel or the heads of most national parliaments. US presidents are technically not elected by the people either.

Knifey Spoony · 03-03-2013 11:28AM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

It seems like he just vanished into thin air.

Surely you mean he disappeared into fat air??!

Galwayguy35 · 03-03-2013 11:31AM

NiallSparky wrote: »

Either is Kenny, Cameron, Merkel or the heads of most national parliaments. US presidents are technically not elected by the people either.

Right, just to clear this up, I'm well aware we don't elect the Taoiseach.

The point I was making was that coming into elections we generally have a fair idea who the Taoiseach will be, i.e the leader of the party we are voting for and vote accordingly with the view that this person would be the best person for the job.

This wasn't the case in Cowens case as he got the job in a handover from Bertie.

I really didn't think this needed to be explained.

Amirani · 03-03-2013 11:48AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Right, just to clear this up, I'm well aware we don't elect the Taoiseach.

The point I was making was that coming into elections we generally have a fair idea who the Taoiseach will be, i.e the leader of the party we are voting for and vote accordingly with the view that this person would be the best person for the job.

This wasn't the case in Cowens case as he got the job in a handover from Bertie.

I really didn't think this needed to be explained.

So the idea of vice-presidents, Tánaistí and deputy Prime Ministers is essentially useless? We should have elections every time there's a change in leadership of a party or a change in the political dynamics of a parliament? What if after the previous election, Richard Bruton had been elected Taoiseach? Should we have another election straight away?

Sean Lemass became Taoiseach in the same way as have countless U.S. Presidents.

I'd argue that it's irrelevant and that it's hypocritical to consider the current system flawed unless you're a supporter of direct democracy. We elect TD's to do a number of things, one of which is to elect Taoisigh, arguably far less important than the legislative responsibilities that we give them.

Mrs Garth Brooks · 03-03-2013 11:51AM

Down a sinkhole.

foggy_lad · 03-03-2013 11:54AM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah whatever.

Is that you Brian?

monkeypants · 03-03-2013 11:57AM

Traces of his DNA were found in Birds-Eye ready meals.

ronaneire · 03-03-2013 12:04PM

He's asleep in the jacks lads

senordingdong · 03-03-2013 12:05PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Right, just to clear this up, I'm well aware we don't elect the Taoiseach.

The point I was making was that coming into elections we generally have a fair idea who the Taoiseach will be, i.e the leader of the party we are voting for and vote accordingly with the view that this person would be the best person for the job.

This wasn't the case in Cowens case as he got the job in a handover from Bertie.

I really didn't think this needed to be explained.

Here here.
What a pig.

Logical_Bear · 03-03-2013 12:08PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yeah whatever.

an excellent reply for getting caught posting sh1te:D

RikkFlair · 03-03-2013 12:29PM

I heard he was in hiding on some remote island, keeping a low profile beneath a mountain of chocolate eclairs and hang sangwiches.

Where is Brian Cowen now?

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