George Lee resigns from Fine Gael and as a TD

[kerrynorth]

George says 'I was used' by FG and that he felt 'abused' on Liveline.

[Sync]

Because, when mandated to represent his constituency, he didn't desert them in a hissy fit. Don't get me wrong, I have no time for Lowry and his ilk, but Lee's resignation is putting a positive spin on them.

Yup. He says he wanted to have national effect. He's a TD, entitled to speaking time in the Dail with a huge media presence. Wouldn't his goals be better served by stepping away from FG and then spending the next 2 years appearing on every radio show opposite the financial reps of all the parties pointing flaws in their ideas and offering his own solutions? While serving the 26000 people who relied on him to represent their interests?

[CorkHurler]

Lee was a chancer anyway, let's be honest. He wasn't a visionary economist. He just liked moaning about things, that's all he was good for.

Here here, he built his reputation on exposing the NIB scandal but missed the biggest scandal of the last 10 years, the bloating of the banks' balance sheets.

[Barnacle]

I bet Enda and the FG party are cringing listing to George on the various radio stations, particularly on the Joe Duffy Show.

[TheTipperaryMan]

Lee was a chancer anyway, let's be honest. He wasn't a visionary economist. He just liked moaning about things, that's all he was good for.

He was clearly deluded.
Did he convince himself that his celebrity and his popularity during the by election would elevate him to the front bench of the Fine Gael party?
Had he stars in his eyes about becoming Minister for Finance and being next in line to the top job?
It seems so based on his spectacular fall.

A total buffoon.

[John Kalahan]

They should have made him party leader

[Sierra]

He doesn't like Margaret's preachy voice!! He is really hitting that FG hack now.

[Drico]

Fine Gaelers really turning on George Lee on Liveline. Really sticking the knife in to him. Doesn't paint a good picture of FG'ers if they can knife someone who was one of their own up to only a few hours ago.

He has dealt great damage to the party. I think that their anger is justified.

[Half Nelson]

Sounds like Lee was isolated. He's not giving us the full story but he it seems he knew where this was headed - nowhere.

[Drico]

"long experience"

9 months...