tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post113183626007632054..comments2023-10-29T14:44:07.458+00:00Comments on The Dossing Times: Fine Gael National ConferenceSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1132097482537145612005-11-15T23:31:00.000+00:002005-11-15T23:31:00.000+00:00Enda Kenny has lost the plot. He wants to ban hood...<I> Enda Kenny has lost the plot. He wants to ban hoodies in shopping centres.</I> what would he say if he wanted to ban the muslim hajab in public. would it be treated differently.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1132011080561376892005-11-14T23:31:00.000+00:002005-11-14T23:31:00.000+00:00anonymous great reply. It is true parties are spen...anonymous great reply. It is true parties are spending so long critisng Sinn Fein they are failing to see what they are doing on the groundSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851386083389876851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1131995129009300462005-11-14T19:05:00.000+00:002005-11-14T19:05:00.000+00:00Fine Gael have said too much too soon, even if thi...Fine Gael have said too much too soon, even if this isn't the full extent of their proposed programme for government with Labour. <BR/><BR/>It is 18 months to the next general election, the public will be burnt out by then, more apathetic than ever and Fine Fail will have pulled out their big guns by then totally gazumping whatever reform they offer. <BR/><BR/>This is the case with child care, whatever they have offered, Fine Fail will be sure to go one better. Details will be leaked and on budget day itself it will be the centre piece of Cowen's presentation. Of complete benefit to Fine Fail will be that they can implement the policy immediately or no doubt they will execute a perfect time and motion study and begin lining the pockets of those concerned in the lead up to the election. <BR/><BR/>Big policies and big ideas are all good and well but the fact is we'be been offered them before. Proposals to refund dissatisfied taxi drivers following deregulation and refuse corporate donations both lasted as a long as a celebrity marriage. <BR/><BR/>Fine Gael has an opportunity following the last election. There was a mass cull on their front bench, yet the names and personalities of the new younger party members have not been presented or publicised well. Edna Kenny is the face of Fine Gael, he is neither personable nor gives the impression that he could ever command a presence at a negotiation table, this man cannot become out Taoiseach.<BR/><BR/>What to do? Where can an opposition come from we feel offers us a real alternative? The disillussioned youth of underprivileged Dublin are turning to Sinn Fein. Sinn Fein are making their presence felt and howver disastrous their economic policies would be for the country they do excell in mastering the political machine and its most important element, the people. The most interesting political phenomenon in this country is how Sinn Fein are encouraging apathetic youth to turn out on election day. Whatever the answer is, Fine Gael are at the bottom of the class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13722343.post-1131977998711486712005-11-14T14:19:00.000+00:002005-11-14T14:19:00.000+00:00Enda Kenny has lost the plot. He wants to ban hood...Enda Kenny has lost the plot. He wants to ban hoodies in shopping centres. What the? Sounds like a secondary school teacher solution to shoplifting: "It's only for your own good lads"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com