Kenny gone as leader if Bruton withdraws his support: Times

[Baron von Biffo]

My own opinion is that Bruton does not want to be leader.

What do you base that on?

[mr_anderson]

What do you base that on?

Just my own conclusion based upon his background ..

[COLOR=black]At Oxford he graduated with a [/COLOR][COLOR=black]MPhil[/COLOR][COLOR=black] in [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Economics[/COLOR][COLOR=black][3][/COLOR][COLOR=black], his thesis being on the subject of Irish public debt.[1] He is a Research Economist by profession,[4] and after university he worked at the [/COLOR][COLOR=black]Economic and Social Research Institute[/COLOR][COLOR=black]. This was followed by two years in the tobacco company P.J. Carroll before moving on to his final private sector job at [/COLOR][COLOR=black]CRH[/COLOR][COLOR=black].[/COLOR]

Richard Bruton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Baron von Biffo]

Just my own conclusion based upon his background ..

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Richard Bruton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

His background also includes a challenge for the leadership.

[mr_anderson]

His background also includes a challenge for the leadership.

True, but that does not necessarily mean it would be his first priority or that he has the desire (above all else) to gain that position.

[Baron von Biffo]

True, but that does not necessarily mean it would be his first priority or that he has the desire (above all else) to gain that position.

He said on radio today that he would like the job.

[hiding behind a poster]

At worst some FGers who are not satisfied with the useless gombeens getting positions based on time served rather than merit will split to form a new party.

But if that WAS the case, the front bench would include PJ Sheehan, John Perry, Paul Connaughton and Padraig McCormack, and wouldn't include Hayes, Varadkar, Enright and Coveney.

So your argument simply doesn't stack up.

[hiding behind a poster]

Whoever the new leader is , he has a lot of work to do . Reining in maverick nazi councilors for a start . How can FG be taken seriously when senior elected figures call for the deportation of Poles and Czechs ?

Alternatively, how can a poster like yourself, who posts blatant and utter nonsense about councillors, be taken seriously?

[hiding behind a poster]

He didnt get you "20 extra seats". The people werent voting for Enda himself, mainly voting against FF. You FGers will never get it.

Well if that's the case, why did they punish FF by not giving all the other Opposition parties even ONE extra seat, while giving FG TWENTY extra?

[hiding behind a poster]

On RTE he did say that the frontbench meeting involved the euphemistic 'full and frank discussion' i.e. their was blood on the floor at the end of it. No doubt a number of front benchers pulled him up re his media performances.

Your point being?

[hiding behind a poster]

Kenny has done FG some service - however he is a builder not a leader. It is now time to hand over to a younger generation of leader who would appeal to to the 30 somethings - where better for FG to go than Leeside for Simon Coveney.

Welcome to politics.ie, Simon.