The Great Irish Election Of 2011

A few truths about this general election:

• People will not be voting for Fianna Fail because the economic pyramid-scheme they created has been collapsing since 2007. It will have nothing to do wit the fact that they created the pyramid scheme in the first place. If people cared about the way the economy was being run, they would not have voted for Fianna Fail in 2007, or 2002. After all: "When the money keeps rolling in, you don't ask how!"

• The Green Party would have been one of the biggest winners in this years election if they had not kneeled before Bertie Ahern and sucked his dick for a seat in government in 2007. I think their results would have been truly massive for them this year! They would have gotten votes for all kinds of reasons. As it is now, the party is facing obliteration, and I will be delighted when it happens. The biggest irony: I would have voted Green this year if they had not lied to us in 2006:

"I have said before that I will not lead the Greens into a coalition with Fianna Fáil in its present form. The party needs to go into opposition and radically change itself before the Greens could even consider a coalition with it," Trevor Sargent, Green Party leader, 2006.[link]

• Fine Gael are not a fascist party. If they were, we might have some chance of recovery. Enda Kenny is not Hitler; Enda Kenny is a turnip. 

• Sinn Fein are not the IRA. Gerry Adams has never spoken to a murderer... he's only ever faxed his instructions to them. (credit to John McBlain for that one).

• The Labour Party are not just a collection of Joan Burtons. If they were you'd have something concrete to say about them. As is, they are just a back-up Fine Gael party.

• Independents seem like a good choice but they change sides more often than couples at a swingers party. There's always a personal agenda about potholes and hospitals. Beneath all the bitching about morals and corruption, they are merely the mortar that cements the larger parties in government.

• Saying "If you don't vote, you can't complain later" is a load of shite. Ireland doesn't have mandatory voting, perhaps it should, but it doesn't. That mean's we all have the right not to vote. I would suggest that those disgusted with the political system should still go to poll and spoil their vote, but nevertheless, it's not necessary to vote now only to complain about it in future. If that were the case, all those who voted Fianna Fail should have their balls cutoff as part payment to repay the bank loans. Then again.....

In summary: Ireland is fucked, it matters not how or if you vote.