There is a way out of this | David McWilliams

There is a way out of this David McWilliams

Minister Coughlan Resign

The news that the closure of the Mallow beet factory was based on out of date information supplied or held by the European Commission is an absolute thundering disgrace. These are the same people sending over Olli Rehn to check on or budget plans and to see if the opposition parties are more or less in agreement with the Government Parties so that whoever is in power Europe can be sure that its status will be upheld.

It is quiet ironic that the cost of borrowing has gone up nearly 2% in just over a week. There is definitely some “strategy” behind this as there are no financial grounds for such an increase. Now I think Europe will blame Ireland for pressure on the Euro and as one expert explained on radio this am., they can play with Ireland ad-infinitum because our GDP as a percentage of Europe’s is insignificant. So in actual fact we are being conditioned to be Guinea Pigs.

I spoke with some farmers over the past number of weeks before this story about the sugar beet factory at Mallow broke today. I was concerned why they closed the plant in the first place and especially as to why they did not diversify into ethanol or alcohol production instead of sugar production. The farmers told me that they had mooted that option but unless the factory was closed completely they would not qualify for compensation. For a country that imports most of its fuel that decision beggar’s belief. It is a decision made by an incompetent Minister Coughlan who was not up to speed with what was going on and who did not have the GUTS to stand up to Europe and protect our farmers and the thousands of ancillary jobs associated with this industry.

There is alot of talk about our independence and sovereignty these past few days especially with the visit of Olli Rehn. There is no fear of losing out sovereignty as we have already lost it, especially on this issue of Mallow. Utter shame on our current Tánaiste who was then Minister for Agriculture. I would like to ask how Minister Coughlan feels today having sold down the drain the livelihoods of so many good decent Irish farmers and the workers at Mallow. Shame on you Minister; do you think you are worth €280,000-00 plus per year. You are not worth 2 Cents to this economy or to Ireland.

 You need to resign, this Govern that you are a minister in needs to resign, you are all an infliction on Irish society. Get the hell out of our lives because YOU are destroying lives. Time for real change in this country; To hell with Gombeen politics;                    www.emeraldquill.net

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Olli Rehn

Olli Rehn

It is my learned opinion and sound judgement that the visit of Olli Rehn was a pathetic Government orchestrated event aimed at drumming up support for the €6Billion Budget cuts planned for Dec. It was also a very carefully choreographed event to force the main opposition parties into supporting the Governments Budget strategy and to leave them with no other scenario but to support the passing of the budget in the Dail.

This sort of sleek, cronyism politics drives me nuts and it is solely because of this sick political agenda that this country finds itself in the mess it is in. What God given right has Fianna Fail to govern this country? Every time they were out of Government they have bought their way back to power by promising the people that they will cut this and that tax. The June election in 1977 is a clear example how a party so thirsty for power nearly bankrupted the country by introducing the abolition of rates, car tax and several other incentives that got them back into power with a majority of 20.

It is also quiet clear to me that Fianna Fail must take the electorate of this country to be a bunch of dummies. Can they not see that we see through their manipulation and scheming? If not then it is they who are the real dummies. Despite all their talk about a 4 year plan and how important it was to the Irish economy to have it published sooner rather than later, suddenly and unexpectedly we will not see it until after the Donegal by-election. Dear God give me strength to put up with this nonsense.

In any case no matter what announcements they make about taking €6Billion out of the economy, 4 year plans and Olli Rehn’s endorsements , the bond markets are not taking a damn bit of notice of them. Tonight it would cost 8.15% for the Irish Government / People to borrow money over 10 years. This is just criminal and the responsibility lies with this Fianna Fail led Government and nobody else, except of course The Green Party and the Independents who support them. When is this Government going to take the honourable and patriotic decision to resign and allow the Irish People the opportunity to get back up out of the mire they have taken them into? The sooner the better for all concerned.

It is time for fundamental political change in this country as the cancerous evil of Fianna Fail and the current crony party system can never be changed through the democratic process. It needs to be obliterated completely or else it will return again to destroy this country once again. The Taoiseach who should be ashamed of himself to be addressed as Taoiseach talks about the dire straits the country is in and how it is necessary for this budget to pass and the fiscal corrections to be made. Well Mr Taoiseach it was you created this mess. YOU!, YOU and BERTIE, and McGREEVY and all your cronies in Fianna Fail, The Banks and The Developers; To HELL with all of you scoundrels and traitors.

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The Week in Politics

To say it has been a turbulent week in Irish Politics is putting the matter very mildly. Early on in the week we say the resignation from the Dail of Dr. Jim McDaid, closely followed by The High Court ruling on the Donegal West by-election. The Governments subsequent decision to call the by-election with voting on the 25^th November before the budget seemed to have followed pressure from the Green Party.

The announcement by Brian Lenihan that he plans to take €6Billion out of the economy in this years’ budget sent shock waves through the system. There then seemed to be a bit of back tracking on the four year plan. Michael Smith on “Morning Ireland” crowing about the Governments “Free Cheese Campaign” refused to answer whether the 4 year plan would be announced before or after the Donegal by-election. Can anyone tell me why Ministers cannot or do not answer direct questions. It appears that they are deaf and never heard the question in the first place. It is a thundering disgrace and an affront to democracy.

On the Marian Finucane show today Sunday Celica Larkin was saying that it was the one objective of the PD’s to reduce taxes brought us to where we are. I wonder who told her to say that. Then we had a phone in by Des O’Malley who is very sad that the country that all our patriots died for has slipped back to a much worse position than where it was 30/40 years ago.

He said that the country really needed a new political party but that it was impossible to start a political party now without funding. As funding was based on your percentage vote you got in the last election then clearly any new party could not get any funding now. He ruled out private funding or the possibility that there are some individuals still living in this country who have respect for Ireland and its future. He fails to recognise that there are any patriots left in this country and that there is nothing here by money grabbing politicians.

I firmly believe that we will get out of this mess. We will get out of this mess if first of all we rid ourselves and the political system of the very people who caused this mess. I firmly believe that there are still individuals who are willing to work hard and unselfishly for the betterment of Ireland and its people. I want to call on these people to stand up and take charge. I want them to show leadership and courage that the countries current leaders sadly lack. I want them to form a new political movement, a new constitution and a new republic.

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