Progressive Democrats Finally Go Away (1 Viewer)

[pete]

A Progressive Democrat conference in Mullingar has voted to bring the party to an end.

After 23 years in existence, delegates voted by 201 votes to 161 against a motion to continue with the party.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1108/pd.html

 

[Gambra]

Didn't The Tribune report this MONTHS ago? I didn't know there 362 members of the PD's..

 

[pete]

it's been on the cards for ages, but was far from a done deal. they needed to have a party conference to have the formal vote.

 

[robitusson]

Yaaaaay!!

 

[Unicron]

On the newstalk news just now the reporter said that many still thought there was room for a liberal party in Irish politics.

What the fuck do the PD's in reality have to do with liberal politics.

 

[Raudi Raus Schinkel]

On the newstalk news just now the reporter said that many still thought there was room for a liberal party in Irish politics.

What the fuck do the PD's in reality have to do with liberal politics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Democrats

One can argue what a liberal party is. In the list below, a liberal party is defined as a political party that adheres to the basic principles of political liberalism. This is a broad political current, that includes both right of center (or free market) liberals and left of center liberals. All liberal parties emphasize individual rights, but they differ in their opinion on an active role for the state.

 

[hugh]

Can this week get any better?

On the negative side though it probably just means. "Bye bye PDs. Hello Libertas!"

 

[Raudi Raus Schinkel]

Can this week get any better?

On the negative side though it probably just means. "Bye bye PDs. Hello Libertas!"

Quite likely or Coir

 

[Goff]

Does that mean I can now burn my swastika armband?

Good fucking riddance.

Wonder if McDowell or Harney will go down in history as the one who killed the PD's?

Win-win situation either way.

 

[Diddles]

Bye bye, fuck off. Glad to see the back of that shower of cunts. Unfortunately they get to walk away and leave a godawful mess behind them without any accountability. I'm going to keep a list of the pricks and will turn up at their funerals to spit on their graves in front of their family.

Does this mean Mary Harney has to leave government?

She was voted in as a PD. Now they're no more so she's not really an elected member of the Dail.

Please tell me I'm right.

 

[Gambra]

Bye bye, fuck off. Glad to see the back of that shower of cunts. Unfortunately they get to walk away and leave a godawful mess behind them without any accountability. I'm going to keep a list of the pricks and will turn up at their funerals to spit on their graves in front of their family.

Does this mean Mary Harney has to leave government?

She was voted in as a PD. Now they're no more so she's not really an elected member of the Dail.

Please tell me I'm right.

Sadly your not right. It was "Mary Harney" that was elected in, nothing to do with the PDs. Same way a TD can go Independent if they split away from FF or FG.

 

[Moods For Mallards]

On the newstalk news just now the reporter said that many still thought there was room for a liberal party in Irish politics.

What the fuck do the PD's in reality have to do with liberal politics.

Aghhh, you're taking the current American definition of 'liberal' as gospel!

 

[ratmonkey]

The party's over.

 

[Goff]

Sadly your not right. It was "Mary Harney" that was elected in, nothing to do with the PDs. Same way a TD can go Independent if they split away from FF or FG.

Well, Harney was on the rajo today saying she doesn't know if Cowan will keep her. I reckon she's hoping he won't. Her job's done.

She also said that no one person should be blamed for the demise of the party, while hinting that it was Micky McDowell. And then going on to blame the irish people for not voting them in. I get the impression she never really understood polictics.

Geebag.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Geebag.

shes made shit of the health service, i presume? are they still putting the new childrens hospital at the mater? i havent been following her antics for a while.

 

[ratmonkey]

The party's over.

The party mightn't be over yet:

"But clearly it's a matter for the Taoiseach when the Progressive Democrats no longer cease to exist," she said.

Well, Harney was on the rajo today saying she doesn't know if Cowan will keep her. I reckon she's hoping he won't. Her job's done.

Her job of taking the flak for Fianna Fail?

 

[Goff]

The party mightn't be over yet:

"But clearly it's a matter for the Taoiseach when the Progressive Democrats no longer cease to exist," she said.




Her job of taking the flak for Fianna Fail?

No her job of getting the "Boston Model" in, i.e., lining both her own and her family's pockets.

 

[taubstumm]

No her job of getting the "Boston Model" in, i.e., lining both her own and her family's pockets.

evidence please

 

[kthozoid]

well she did marry Brian Geoghegan, former director of economic affairs at IBEC, who i guess were the armed wing of the PDs. i don't think this either proves or suggests she was corrupt in the 'lining her pockets' kind of way though.

on a personal note, a few years ago i decided to move to berlin comfortable in the assurance that it is further away from her than boston is.

 

[Goff]

evidence please

Look it up yourself. It's not hard to find. Who am I? Your mother?

Maybe you should try keping abreast of what actually happens in Oireland.