Planet Bertie

The following is taken from a speech by John Gormley in 2007. Full text here. "We want change. Michael McDowell wants things to stay the same. The man who said 'no thanks' to one party government has now become its mainstay. As you know, Michael's popularity is soaring with Fianna Fáil voters. It doesn't matter what Bertie says or does, Michael will stick with him. The PD enforcer has become the Tammy Wynette of Irish politics, standing desperately by his man Bertie. Michael has gone native ...more Fianna Fáil than the Fianna Fáilers themselves ... The gombeenism has to end, my friends. This is it".

Excellent speech. Makes for interesting reading.

However it's now 2010 and I have decided to re-write this speech to reflect the times we are living in.

Speech by OceanFrog, March 2010 ... "We want change. Gormley wants things to stay the same. The man who said 'no thanks' to one party government has now become its mainstay. As you know, Gormley's popularity is soaring with Fianna Fáil voters. It doesn't matter what Cowen says or does, Gormley will stick with him. The Green Party enforcer has become the Tammy Wynette of Irish politics, standing desperately by his man Cowen. Gormley has gone native ... more Fianna Fáil than the Fianna Fáilers themselves ... The gombeenism has to end, my friends. This is it."