This is it. This is the blog that I never thought I would write. Ever. The blog where I actually stand up and say that I admire the behaviour of my Government. Frankly, i thought I would find myself in bed with Angelina Jolie and Famke Jamsen before I wrote this one...
So, why all of a sudden have I turned coat? Well, truth be told, I haven't. I still despise them with every inch of my little, black heart, but, I do have to say this: the Government's tactics in dealing with the Sinn Fein/northern bank robbery have been flawless.
by the throat
Quite simply, Ahern, Harney and notably McDowell have had Sinn Fein by the throat for over a week now and show no signs of letting go. The rhetoric aside, one incredibly important statement was forthcoming from the Taoiseach yesterday after the meeting between the Government and Sinn Fein:
"There must be absolute clarity. We cannot continue with criminality being the order of the day, whether that be the Northern Bank robbery or anything else. We cannot have those issues affecting the peace process all the time - and they are."
I've been waiting for about five years to hear Ahern say that.
whoa nelly...
Now, before anyone gets carried away and accuses this blog of being hijacked by a Fianna Failure activist, let's remind ourselves of a few other stories in the media today....
� Ray Burke (appointed by Bertie) goes to jail
� Hundreds lying in hospital trolleys due to lack of beds
� Council of Europe's report says that drug use in Ireland is among the world's worst
� 320 jobs lost at Greencore
� Clare Co. Council rejects a plan for a wind farm just in case it threatens the performance of jet planes which burn unquantifiable masses of fuel and fill our sky with filth...
