Seems as if FF TD's want an election too

[Simbo67]

Stephen Collins writing in todays Irish Times says that there is a mood amongst some FF TD to scarper before they need to take any more hard decisions.
He says:
"They (FF TDs) have to face the fact that they are likely to suffer an even worse pounding than their councillors if they go to the country in a year or two, having delivered more doses of severe pain to the electorate. Some TDs are pondering whether it might not be better to undertake an orderly retreat by having an election on ground of their own choosing in the second half of this year, before they have to take responsibility for the next, and possibly electorally fatal, dose of budget medicine.

There is a belief that that the party might not do too badly if it went to the electorate to seek a mandate for its broad economic strategy before finalising the next budget."
The idea is that they think that they will certainly lose the election, escape without making too many hard decisions and escape with only minor losses (really shows the calibre of these guys doesn't it)
Interesting that he says that Kenny might get his wish to be Taoiseach sooner than many expect.
Kenny's dream of an early election finds favour within the Government - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 09, 2009

[jmcc]

I guess FGers should watch for defecting FFers/Greens/Independents. Unless some of them decide to cross the floor en masse, the Bunker attitude might hold the government together.

Regards...jmcc

[lostexpectation]

rubbish cowen isn't even in as bad as state as brown and he's stuck in place.