The next Government

[danielthelanger]

He is on the the tonight show now.
If that is the best they can put out tonight.
It's quite the pity.
Practically begging for an election.

Carthy was on earlier ,in the space of 20 seconds he mentioned change four times, like a robot.

Fionnan Sheehan just filleted him there.

 

[omar]

Jesus that Emer Higgins is absolutely sickening to listen too. Her Leo fan girl act is hilarious!

 

[Blue Jasmin]

If the alternative to FF/FG is a Sinn Fein led government then many voters will choose to stick with the two established mainstream parties.

I don't think SF have the slightest notion of how they will deliver on the wild promises they have been making while in opposition, even if they did have a plan it would have to involve increased taxes on middle Ireland and that cohort, who have never had it so good as they do now, would rather keep things as they are than have to fork out to pay for increased spending on ambitious public housing programs etc.

There's always been an element of "I'm alright Jack" about FG voters, a soft budget next Autumn will help smoothe things over for an election this time next year, they will want to let the new leader bed in aswell over the next year and I wouldn't surprised if Si Harris and Helen McEntee are the two who slog it out for the top job, Heather Humphries is not a serious contender imho, she's too rough around the edges.

 

[CharlieManson]

Irish politics is completely bollocksed if some useless article like Harris can get the top job.

It sounds like hes bought off the FG TDs required. Poor old Paschal thought he was getting the IMF gig and has been caught cold.

Id be expecting a general election sooner rather than later.

 

[Fermoylad]

If the alternative to FF/FG is a Sinn Fein led government then many voters will choose to stick with the two established mainstream parties. I don't think SF have the slightest notion of how they will deliver on the wild promises they have been making while in opposition, even if they did have a plan it would have to involve increased taxes on middle Ireland and that cohort, who have never had it so good as they do now, would rather keep things as they are than have to fork out to pay for increased spending on ambitious public housing programs etc. There's always been an element of "I'm alright Jack" about FG voters, a soft budget next Autumn will help smoothe things over for an election this time next year, they will want to let the new leader bed in aswell over the next year and I wouldn't surprised if Si Harris and Helen McEntee are the two who slog it out for the top job, Heather Humphries is not a serious contender imho, she's too rough around the edges.

Jesus Christ Rox. How old are you?

 

[danielthelanger]

I think that was a lot of a paper talk.
Georgieva was odds on to stay on for a second term last year.

Poor old Paschal thought he was getting the IMF gig and has been caught cold.

 

[Blue Jasmin]

Jesus Christ Rox. How old are you?

By middle Ireland I mean people who are home owners with plenty of disposable income to throw around on big cars, fancy holidays and so on, we're living at a time when a top of the range SUV costs upto 200k and they are selling at that price, the amount of 241 vehicles on the road alone will tell you that there is serious money splashing around the economy, that demographic are not going to vote for "change", sure, they are progressive on social issues but at heart they are neoliberals.

I'm the much same age as the rest of the bluffers on here and certainly younger than Sumspacer & Soundman.

 

[CharlieManson]

I think that was a lot of a paper talk.
Georgieva was odds on to stay on for a second term last year.

Nah he definitely wanted it.

Hes been firing out economic papers the last while.

He just didnt have her background.

Anyway they're saying Simo has 20 TDs , thats game over.

 

[Blue Jasmin]

Irish politics is completely bollocksed if some useless article like Harris can get the top job.

It sounds like hes bought off the FG TDs required. Poor old Paschal thought he was getting the IMF gig and has been caught cold.

Id be expecting a general election sooner rather than later.

Harris is uninspiring but if his main rival is McEntee then it's there for the taking imho.

 

[danielthelanger]

He can finally kick in the door of LiveNation and BAM
Throw. his Taoiseach badge on the table.
And tell them build it, we have the money.

Anyway they're saying Simo has 20 TDs , thats game over.

Got confused there, I thought you meant Coveney