The first sign of madness..
August 16th, 2007 | by Colm |They say that the first sign of madness is when your start talking to yourself. I’m prone to making mental notes to myself out loud, so I’ve never really subscribed to this theory. Although I do draw the line at arguing with myself and issuing instructions to myself. If you’re doing that, then yes, you have mental issues.
It will come as no surprise then to find that Fianna Fáil are stark raving mad.
Seriously, a member of the cabinet, a Minister of State with a spattering of Fianna Fáil TDs & Councillors urging the Government to intervene in the whole Shannon debacle. Have these folk taken a look at whereabouts in the Dáil chamber they sit? THEY ARE THE GOVERNMENT! All they need to do is call a vote and bang, it’s done. No calls, no letters. Just a vote. Dáil Éireann instructs the Minister for Transport (or whoever), to vote against any planned abandonment of the Shannon - Heathrow route. Between the Government,the Pilots & Ryanair, they have around 75% of the shares. And they all have said publicly they oppose the plan. Well, Bertie hasn’t, but he’s too busy on holiday to, I don’t know, run the country.
I mean really, those gobsheens in FF give me enough reasons to rant, but this one takes the doozy. I’m not even sure what is going on in their heads?
After all, Michael O’Leary isn’t paid to ensure the interests of the Shannon Region, the Government is. So why did it take Ryanair to call an EGM? Seriously WHY!?!?!?!?
