11.14.05
FF and Sinn Fein
I did the Paper Review on Karen Coleman’s show on Newstalk106 yesterday morning. My fellow panelist Ronan Mullen from The Examiner made some excellent observations. One concerned Bertie’s declaration that he would never go into coalition with Sinn Fein (note: this is because of their Marxist philosophy not their paramilitary involvement thus avoiding the “double standards” accusations of the DUP). Ronan pointed out that this was a strategy to “de-fang” the PD’s (by which we all mean Michael McDowell’s) possibly election strategy next time out. Last time they were very successful with their “Overall Majority? No thanks” campaign (I am still shocked at the number of middle class fools who fell for this). Next time, a “Sinn Fein? No thanks” poster would have been quite effective. Guess Bertie’s taken out that option. And sure no one believes him anyway. It’s so clever it endears him to me.
P O'Neill said,
November 14, 2005 at 3:09 pm
Bertie’s longer term stroke management has not been so good though. After branding himself a socialist last year, and with Charlie McCreevy still claiming last week that Bertie is a real socialist, his horror of “Marxism” looks a bit more transparent in its attempt to dodge the double-standard accusation from Unionists.
simon said,
November 19, 2005 at 12:26 am
there is a difference between marxism and socialism. maybe bertie sees himself on the right side of socialism