Minister Alan Kelly.

[sloblock]

yes - but could they govern?

Two points.
1) I think they could, though it would require the election of like-minded majorities elsewhere throughout the EU at the very least
2) the question hasn't thus far been whether they could govern, but whether a vote for them is a wasted vote.

 

[blackie]

yes - but could they govern?

Or will they be called to give evidence before inquiries like FG , FF, LAB , Greens , PD's.

 

[CORKBHOY]

Kelly will walk it.

Really? What are you basing this on?

 

[Jim Comic]

Really? What are you basing this on?

his dashing smile and air of confidence will fool the rubes in tipp

if he can sell them the brooklyn bridge, and he has, then he can get back into the dail.... though hopefully in opposition

 

[The Sage]

He will probably loose out to Alex White in the next leadership battle

 

[Corcaigh32]

Really? What are you basing this on?

Electoral politics - people in that constituency take pride in sticking it to the establishment and in particular the media in Dublin. Add to it he is a minister and if he has any cop will have been spreading the favours around like sweets and his profile and and the money he will spend on his campaign - he won't top the poll but he will be safe.

 

[The Sage]

I believe he has a brother in Washington who is close to people in the White House and may be useful in lobbying the Irish interests

 

[SoundMan]

yes - but could they govern?

If by "govern" you mean make a ballsup of the economy by imposing austerity that sees their cronies doing well while others tighten the belt; or sets up quangos for their pals to extort monies from people who can ill afford it; or who can put more and more people out of their homes while the bankers and developers make more and more money then YES, they can "govern".

I think most that voted FG and Labour will accept that the current Government have gotten a lot of things wrong. Yes they've done some things right but at what cost to the majority of the citizens?


A vote for Labour is a vote for FG, which in turn is a vote for whatever Dennis O'Brien wants, irrespective of the long term good of this country. After Mehole Martin's support of FG - it looks like a vote for FF is also a vote for FG (see above).


It will be interesting to see the makeup of the next Government, which I think won't last much more than about a year.