Yeah right! The Irish people are waiting for some words of wisdom. A bit of tough talking and a roadmap for steering us through these troubled waters. So what does Enda 'de road' Kenny decide to do - he decides to present the nation with a fairytale... I mean a "plan" that will see:
- thousands of jobs created
- world class healthcare
- transformation of the educational system
- a complete economic recovery within 3 years
- streets paved with gold
(Okay, okay - I made the last one up but I'm sure it was on Enda de road's list at some stage.)
And all this without raising income tax. Indeed he wants to reduce VAT to 10%. Does Enda think we all came down in the last shower. His plans are based on "...best practice in the Netherlands and Canada." Well thats fantastic Enda - but this is Ireland. Our politicians' disgracefully high salaries are based on best practice in New Zealand - it doesn't make it right and it doesn't mean we can afford it. How the hell will you pay for it all Enda? Really, its like something that Pinkie and The Brain would come up with. A grand plan for political domination which seems to have been costed by a couple of lab mice.
Enda, we've had our fill of lies and rhetoric from you and your ilk. We may have voted in one shower of charlatans but I think we've learned our lesson. Everybody knows that you can't have your cake and eat it. The national pension reserve (known to Enda as the This Will Pay for Everything fund) is not a bottomless pit of cash and it sure isn't a recession busting silver bullet.
The final insult from this whole ridiculous affair (also known as the Fine Gael Ard Fheis) was the giant leap onto the Barack Obama bandwagon. Enda has been inspired by the slogan "Yes we can". Well I think Bob the Builder came up with that before Barack did. And it seems that, just like Bob, Enda de road is living in an imaginary world where everything is great and builders work for free!
