tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5004730508631468243.post4461838966064893331..comments2024-03-23T10:20:15.689+00:00Comments on Léargas: The billion-dollar bond and the great Irish rip-offMáirtín Ó Muilleoirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15088662505129211196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5004730508631468243.post-33451648181872160292011-11-14T11:13:48.553+00:002011-11-14T11:13:48.553+00:00Remember how Enda Kenny used his "political a...Remember how Enda Kenny used his "political and personal friendship" with Angela Merkel during the 2011 Dail elections as a bargaining chip, hinting on how this would allow him - and only him - to cut a deal with the EU/IMF and soften the blow to the Irish tax payer.<br /><br />Well, none of it has happened since and less. It even starts to look as if Enda's "close friendship" works the other way round... He seems to accept anything Merkel & Co demand of him and his government without the slightest hesitation.<br /><br />Where I come from, we call this being a puppet, not a friend.Schubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577005782540486236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5004730508631468243.post-77875844922538773632011-11-05T13:47:26.548+00:002011-11-05T13:47:26.548+00:00Hello Gerry,
Yes, I would walk-out as well, the...Hello Gerry,<br /><br /> Yes, I would walk-out as well, the issue should be on the table.<br /> Tomorrow is a promissory note, today is today and the burden is on the Irish people. The first responsiblity of government is to the people, its citizens. Yes Gerry, faced with this Fine Gael logic, I would turn and head out the door.<br /> The world is bailing out banks, as if the public has to make the adjustments and burden, over the careless governments policies.Timothy Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626399091447383952noreply@blogger.com