Comments on: If at first you forget to vote against… http://www.mamanpoulet.com/if-at-first-you-forget-to-vote-against/ Clucking away crookedly through media, politics and life. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Is Brian Lenihan off his game? | Daniel Sullivan - he’s a little political http://www.mamanpoulet.com/if-at-first-you-forget-to-vote-against/comment-page-1/#comment-165965 Is Brian Lenihan off his game? | Daniel Sullivan - he’s a little political Wed, 05 May 2010 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=3299#comment-165965 [...] suppose someone at some point has to ask the awful question but this incident whereby the government forgot to oppose a Labour party amendment to the Finance bill and following [...] [...] suppose someone at some point has to ask the awful question but this incident whereby the government forgot to oppose a Labour party amendment to the Finance bill and following [...]

]]> By: Maman Poulet » Spin Swallowing? http://www.mamanpoulet.com/if-at-first-you-forget-to-vote-against/comment-page-1/#comment-152334 Maman Poulet » Spin Swallowing? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:59:17 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=3299#comment-152334 [...] by Maman Poulet on 13 Mar 2010 at 01:59 am | Tagged as: Irish Politics You will remember how the government tried to change the result of a vote on the Finance Bill during the week (by tabling said amendment for debate again) because Brian [...] [...] by Maman Poulet on 13 Mar 2010 at 01:59 am | Tagged as: Irish Politics You will remember how the government tried to change the result of a vote on the Finance Bill during the week (by tabling said amendment for debate again) because Brian [...]

]]> By: Daniel Sullivan http://www.mamanpoulet.com/if-at-first-you-forget-to-vote-against/comment-page-1/#comment-151918 Daniel Sullivan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:22:05 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=3299#comment-151918 I suppose someone at some point has to ask the awful question but this incident following on from the manner of his defence of Willie O'Dea which struck many people as not being typical of Brian Lenihan and the fact that Martin Cullen has raised the issue of the impact of certain types of medication on a person's ability to perform their normal duties in the same way as before, is Brian Lenihan now showing signs of his performance being affected by his treatment? We, the public are not privy to the form or the duration of his treatment, if it is the case that the worst of it is over and a minor slip here and there is going to be the extent of the impact then fair enough let him continue in office but if it has got some more months to run (in particular into the summer months when preparation of the budget will be underway) then we have to ask is the upcoming reshuffle the right opportunity to make a change. At the very least someone senior in the cabinet has to be designated as his 2nd. I know people will say that's I'm merely trying to score political points but I honestly can't think of anyone more capable in FF than Brian Lenihan to be in the position of MoF at the moment. And while I don't agree with much of the detail and some of the substance of what he is doing, he is, when playing at the top of his game, incredibly able. The question remains is he playing at the top of his game? I suppose someone at some point has to ask the awful question but this incident following on from the manner of his defence of Willie O’Dea which struck many people as not being typical of Brian Lenihan and the fact that Martin Cullen has raised the issue of the impact of certain types of medication on a person’s ability to perform their normal duties in the same way as before, is Brian Lenihan now showing signs of his performance being affected by his treatment?

We, the public are not privy to the form or the duration of his treatment, if it is the case that the worst of it is over and a minor slip here and there is going to be the extent of the impact then fair enough let him continue in office but if it has got some more months to run (in particular into the summer months when preparation of the budget will be underway) then we have to ask is the upcoming reshuffle the right opportunity to make a change. At the very least someone senior in the cabinet has to be designated as his 2nd.

I know people will say that’s I’m merely trying to score political points but I honestly can’t think of anyone more capable in FF than Brian Lenihan to be in the position of MoF at the moment. And while I don’t agree with much of the detail and some of the substance of what he is doing, he is, when playing at the top of his game, incredibly able. The question remains is he playing at the top of his game?

]]> By: SeanR http://www.mamanpoulet.com/if-at-first-you-forget-to-vote-against/comment-page-1/#comment-151907 SeanR Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:45:28 +0000 http://www.mamanpoulet.com/?p=3299#comment-151907 You gotta love Joan! This is brilliant the govt might answer "anseo" but they're definitely not in charge. A now confidence motion in the monster for health, and then go after the lovely sweary girl and it will be game over. You gotta love Joan! This is brilliant the govt might answer “anseo” but they’re definitely not in charge. A now confidence motion in the monster for health, and then go after the lovely sweary girl and it will be game over.

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