Will you vote for Fianna Fail?

[ross4life]

Same slogan with Cowens face this time? I'm sure a few granny's would buy it.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

I see the Sindo is up to it's usual tricks this morning:

THE spectre of a Labour and Sinn Fein-led government, with the support of independent socialist TDs, is now uncomfortably close to reality, according to the latest analysis of voting intentions.

It seems that the United Left Wing allianace are little more than Socialist British Unionists.

What you mean there lad? i don't follow that one???

I'll explain it for you. Sindo is stirring trying to get people to not vote for the left in case Labour get to big the biggest party. Mayogodhelpus is in crisis and like an animal backed into a corner he attacks with some insane statement because he is in shock that the people may reject tweedle dum FG and tweedle dee FF. Well thats my reading of it.

Are you having a laugh mylestheslasher I have no problem with the Labour party, but I do have a problem with their current direction (populism). I really believe the Left Wing Alliance have nothing to offer and if this is true http://www.politics.ie/united-left-alliance/144495-ula-effect-branch-british-left.html I would vote Sinn Fein any day before them.

[muppet]

Down to page 7!

Now they are trying to weasel their way out of an election.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1216/politics.html

Frank Fahey predicts April/May election

Frank Fahey predicts April/May election
Updated: 16:20, Thursday, 16 December 2010

Former minister and Galway West TD Frank Fahey has said he believes that the General Election will not be held before April or May.

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Former minister and Galway West TD Frank Fahey has said he believes that the General Election will not be held before April or May of next year. Speaking on the Adhmhaidín programme on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta this morning, Mr Fahey said that this would suit both parties in Government.
Earlier, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said it is Taoiseach Brian Cowen's prerogative to call a General Election, and suggested that the general public is not as enthused about the subject as the Opposition deputies.
Ms Coughlan was responding to Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore, who asked the Tánaiste to lay out to the House the proposed date for the Finance Bill.
He asked how long the bill would be in the House and when the election would be called.
Mr Gilmore said it was important for stability. Sinn Féin's Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin called for clarification on what legislation would be brought before the House before the plug was pulled.Ms Coughlan said the Finance Bill was being worked on by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan and that she was not in a position to say when it would be published.
Fine Gael's James Reilly called for the House to sit next week and to come back early in the New Year to clear Budget-related legislation. The Dáil is due to rise today until 12 January. Dr Reilly said the rest of the country would be working next week.

[mylestheslasher]

Down to page 7!

Now they are trying to weasel their way out of an election.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1216/politics.html

Frank Fahey predicts April/May election

Frank Fahey predicts April/May election
Updated: 16:20, Thursday, 16 December 2010

Former minister and Galway West TD Frank Fahey has said he believes that the General Election will not be held before April or May.

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Frank Fahey - Timeframe would suit coalition parties
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Former minister and Galway West TD Frank Fahey has said he believes that the General Election will not be held before April or May of next year. Speaking on the Adhmhaidín programme on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta this morning, Mr Fahey said that this would suit both parties in Government.
Earlier, Tánaiste Mary Coughlan said it is Taoiseach Brian Cowen's prerogative to call a General Election, and suggested that the general public is not as enthused about the subject as the Opposition deputies.
Ms Coughlan was responding to Labour Party leader Eamon Gilmore, who asked the Tánaiste to lay out to the House the proposed date for the Finance Bill.
He asked how long the bill would be in the House and when the election would be called.
Mr Gilmore said it was important for stability. Sinn Féin's Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin called for clarification on what legislation would be brought before the House before the plug was pulled.Ms Coughlan said the Finance Bill was being worked on by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan and that she was not in a position to say when it would be published.
Fine Gael's James Reilly called for the House to sit next week and to come back early in the New Year to clear Budget-related legislation. The Dáil is due to rise today until 12 January. Dr Reilly said the rest of the country would be working next week.

What about the greens who are supposedly pulling out in January or have they lost their balls now too.

[RedandGreenSniper]

Beverley Flynn is not running in the next election. Announced tonight. I'm amazed myself. Fianna Fail Tds running horrid scared.

[mayogodhelpus@gmail.com]

Beverley Flynn is not running in the next election. Announced tonight. I'm amazed myself. Fianna Fail Tds running horrid scared.

Heard that too, pity the rest of them wouldn't just go off and stay away.

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

Beverley Flynn is not running in the next election. Announced tonight. I'm amazed myself. Fianna Fail Tds running horrid scared.

The rats are finally deserting that rotten, stinking, sinking ship.

Expect an announcement from that shining light of a Minister Dempsey in the coming days too (ironic!).

[Declan]

Had the first canvasser to the door last night- Labour party. Good chat with him. Can't wait for the rest of them

[Hardy]

It will take all the wooden stakes and garlic stockpiles we possess to get rid of FF. I had a call yesterday from a politically astute friend who knows nothing about betting, to ask me about odds on a FF minority government. He reckons the FF DNA is a powerful force of nature. It's one thing to give a pollster a negative opinion on FF (or lie to him) but it takes a powerful effort of will for a member of the faithful to put a number one in the box of a non FF candidate.

Anyway, I ended up placing two bets for him with PP - FF minority government at 100/1 and FF/SF at 66/1.

[Canalman]

Agree with alot of what you say there Hardy. Think that SF will do extremely well in the  GE as imo alot of the FF hardcore voter won't see a vote for SF as a "betrayal", but merely a "rearranging the furniture" type of vote. Lack of good candidates with charisma will cost SF seats big time imo though.

Can't see that many FFers shifting votes to FG/Lab. Do not ever discount the prevailing attitude out there that FF were (and still are) the party of the small farmer, city working class and the middle class.

FF will take a hiding at the next GE , but not a fatal one and will be back with a vengeance with fresh faces in 4/5 years time. Their big problem will be that alot of their younger generation was wiped out at the last local elections.

[seafoid]

i don't think people realise yet how bad the economic situation is. And when they do they will realise that it is all FF's fault. and that taint of failure will be impossible to shake off.

[seafoid]

Dempsey drops  out and follows Bev Flynn and Dermot Ahern
3 FF dinosaurs who don't have the guts to face the electorate

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1217/breaking18.html

[mylestheslasher]

SF would be committing suicide to go into government with FF. Great to see all the cowards in FF bailing out, they haven't the conviction to stand over their actions. Bev Flynn was one  that was always in it for herself so it doesn't suprise me that she would leave. Dempsey is a muppet and it would have been better to see him get obliterated at the poll but I suppose at least he has gone.

As someone said above expect the line at the door from FF to be along the lines of "FF need fresh blood" and "the old generation stayed to long". Don't fall for it people or you deserve what you get.

[seafoid]

SF would be committing suicide to go into government with FF. Great to see all the cowards in FF bailing out, they haven't the conviction to stand over their actions. Bev Flynn was one  that was always in it for herself so it doesn't suprise me that she would leave. Dempsey is a muppet and it would have been better to see him get obliterated at the poll but I suppose at least he has gone.

As someone said above expect the line at the door from FF to be along the lines of "FF need fresh blood" and "the old generation stayed to long". Don't fall for it people or you deserve what you get.

Ahern and Dempsey are two of the most senior ministers.  Unprecedented stuff.
I wouldn't be surprised if Hanafin lost her seat. I can't see FF getting more than 10% in Dublin. 

[Declan]

Rats and a sinking ship is too kind an analogy for them. I've taken Hardy's advice and have stocked up on garlic, wooden stakes, holy water etc in preparation for the exorcism