Alan Ahearne sends email asking colleagues for NAMA support

[dresden8]

To be an academic economist is one thing but to be able to translate these skills into something more tangible is a rare skill.

The other economists are jealous. It really is that simple. The economist who wrote this blog has let himself down.

Yes, I agree, it's not many economists who get to steal 60bn from a population, most can only dream of such acclaim.

[robert151410]

I agree that it's positive that he was asked to advise the government but as to his reputation remaining intact "regardless of the outcome", that's doubtful.

If you're hired to advise a government, it takes your advice and then everything goes pearshaped, or bankrupt-shaped, then it doesn't reflect well.

Ahearne has championed NAMA so his fate is very much tied in with it.

I disagree. He has championed NAMA as a less evil option. There are no easy solutions. But his cv will look good after this. A senior position in the World Bank beckons.

THe best of luck to him too. His predictions about the collapse in property prices and banks were on the money.

[BodyofEvidence]

I agree that it's positive that he was asked to advise the government but as to his reputation remaining intact "regardless of the outcome", that's doubtful.

If you're hired to advise a government, it takes your advice and then everything goes pearshaped, or bankrupt-shaped, then it doesn't reflect well.

Ahearne has championed NAMA so his fate is very much tied in with it.

and that is rather a shame as, to echo Gimpanzee, AA was a good independent voice. But it will be a very long time before he is seen as independent again.
As for Robert54321 or whatever ; it may be an honour, but to suggest that there are hordes of people slavering to give Econ101 lessons to Brian Lenihan, the equivalent of flying lessons to the chief steward after the flight crew all ate the puffer fish sushi, is risible.

[BodyofEvidence]

I disagree. He has championed NAMA as a less evil option. There are no easy solutions. But his cv will look good after this. A senior position in the World Bank beckons.

THe best of luck to him too. His predictions about the collapse in property prices and banks were on the money.

are you out of your mind? Do you have any idea of the qualifications, in terms of academic credibility and articles published one needs to get "a senior position in the world bank". Hint ; good as AA is he aint at that caliber

[islands]

The other economists are jealous. It really is that simple.

You've no basis for that at all, Robert. Occam's razor suggests the far more likely explanation. The others signed a letter to say they disagree with Nama .... because they disagree with Nama!

[Simbo67]

I agree that it's positive that he was asked to advise the government but as to his reputation remaining intact "regardless of the outcome", that's doubtful.

If you're hired to advise a government, it takes your advice and then everything goes pearshaped, or bankrupt-shaped, then it doesn't reflect well.

Ahearne has championed NAMA so his fate is very much tied in with it.

Ask Martin O'Donoghue (economist who helped mastermind FF's infamous 1977 election budget) about that...

[robert151410]

You've no basis for that at all, Robert. Occam's razor suggests the far more likely explanation. The others signed a letter to say they disagree with Nama .... because they disagree with Nama!

I know human nature though in all its venality.

[BodyofEvidence]

I know human nature though in all its venality.

so, all 45 of these are jealous of AA, thats why they signed? Riiiiiggght

Meanwhile, on planet earth - wonder who DIDNT sign, in terms of big/well known names. Expect that they will be asked fairly consistently "deal or no deal" re agreement with NAMA

[Fish]

Economists who let their fans down and fall into the gutter. A race against time to stop the destruction of the countries future.

Wierdo.

Please point me to the criteria of what or indeed who one can/cannot be a fan of! I recognise that you understand the term fan in limited terms, which demonstrates your limited intelligence and ignorance.

And yes I was a fan and an admirer of Alan Ahearn as I am a continuing FAN of Prof Morgan Kelly, Karl Wheelan Constantin Guirdiev, Shane Ross and David McWilliams amongst the Professional Economists and commentators who have consistently cut through the bullcrap that FF and their minions who cheerleaded the boom/celtic tiger swindle.

The Fact is that A Ahearn's recent e-mail campaign to try and drum up support for nama, which incidentally is only being supported by FF, and their hacks along with the same vested interests who were largely responsible for the mess we are now in, shows not only that he is desperate but shows a sincere lack of the integrity I thought he possessed. I am far from alone in this observation.

I am also not alone in the view that this plan has the potential to financially and indeed socially sink this country into an abyss of pain, hardship, and misery for the majority of taxpayers in this country along with creating the conditions for real civil unrest so my contention that it has the potential to destroy the future prospects of this country stands. Moreover as I said to another gimp defending this plan recently FF do not have a political or indeed a moral mandate to implement nama considering they were largely responsible for the mess themselves.

As for your wierdo comment well this clearly demonstrates that I am getting under your skin

So kindly now go and screw yourself

[robert151410]

so, all 45 of these are jealous of AA, thats why they signed? Riiiiiggght

Meanwhile, on planet earth - wonder who DIDNT sign, in terms of big/well known names. Expect that they will be asked fairly consistently "deal or no deal" re agreement with NAMA

Where are their ideas? Where were they when Alan Ahearne put his cock on the block? Locked in petty infighting and writing silly papers in their farcical publications no doubt.

And to suggest that being a government advisor is bad for an economists cv is churlish inthe extreme. Just because you are against a policy or a government should not cloud your judgment so much.

As for my statement about jealousy, the economist who wrote in his blog was seething with jealousy that AH had hit the big time and was mixing in the coridors of power.