Dan Boyle's email dissected ...

Brilliant analysis and dissection of Dan Boyle's earlier email over on politicalworld.org from Capt. Con O'Sullivan.

Dan;s original email in bold, Capt Con O'Sullivans comment in italics.

Green Party came into office to achieve a number of key goals. Many of these come to fruition in the coming weeks. Now is NOT the time to quit.
None of the Green Party 'key goals' are in the Dail schedule for the next session. They were dropped from the legislative diary.


Important items include a new planning bill cracking down on re-zoning; animal welfare legislation; moves to reform local
government led by election of a new Dublin mayor; civil partnership.
These bills were dropped from the legislative schedule.

Green Party came to government in June 2007 – long after the key policy mistakes and bank regulation failures. We are not part of making this mess – but we will not shrink from being part of the
solution.
Just in time for the Anglo bailout to be whistled through. And were there when Cowen and Lenihan started trying to cover up the corruption at Anglo.


The two hard-hitting reports on banking – which led to next Tuesday’s no confidence motion – have strongly supported the Government corrective action of the past two years. The Green Party in government played its part in framing that strategy.
What 'framed strategy'? The piece about the banks strongly supporting the government correctice action is a blatant misdirection on the subject of the bank reports. Nor do they express strong support for the government. In fact the reverse is true-both reports contain damning indictments of government policy. Interesting that the words 'that strategy' should be used. What 'strategy' is this person referring to? Blatant lies strategy?

The Green Party worked hard with our government partners on these corrective measures which include gradual but radical change to bank boards and management; appointment of outsiders as Financial Regulator and Central Bank
Governor.
Are they claiming Ireland is going to make a profit from the bank bailouts? Even FF knackers have given up on that line.

Green Party has come in government has taken the tough economic decisions to fix a broken economy. We have paid a price in popularity at local elections. But we will continue to do what is necessary and continue to tell the truth.
This statement alone carries blistering lies, never mind green policy.

Green Party leader, John Gormley, was first minister to call for this banking inquiry in December 2009. Opposition and critics claimed process would be ‘a whitewash.’ Nobody is saying that now.
Again in this same statement the greens have claimed the banking reports vindicated government policy. That is a blatant lie.

They are tough reports which will inform a tough and truthful inquiry process.
Considering the reports were deliberately misinterpreted by Cowen and Gormley as 'supportive' the chances of a truthful and tough process are slim

It will happen in good time and be as open as possible.
"Private, not secret"?

But upcoming inquiries cannot be totally public because that would amount to the Tribunal, decades long, horrifically expensive, and woefully inefficient.
Look forward to seeing the green party's statements on the findings of the Mahon and Moriarty tribunals.

Fine Gael and Labour are using their right to play politics here. They did nothing to warn against Celtic Tiger excesses. They fought the 2007 general elections by matching FF’s extravagant promises. Now they play the ‘I-Told-You-So’ card.
Better than being in government and doing nothing about it John. Its a bit like the little boy in the apple tree condemning orchard-robbing isn't it?

If we were to vote no confidence, and effectively quit on Tuesday, Fine Gael and Labour would move into government and implement the same hard-hitting economic policies.
Rather presumptuous of the greens to tell us the result of a general election we haven't had yet and which they continue to deny the country, along with no representation in the Dail for three constituencies and no commitment to move the writ? The greens are in no position to accuse anyone of playing politics. If thats their concern why haven't they forced FF to move the writs for the outstanding by-elections?

They would carry on with the same strategy to get the banks back on track.
'Back on track'. Pump-priming the economy, passing dodgy loans for mates and appointing cheap little FF crooks as CEOs?

They are trying to imply that a change of government offers a ‘quick fix’ for Ireland’s serious economic problems. That is not true. We are not here to play that game.
No. The greens would rather play doctors and nurses with Fianna Fail. Guess which one gets to be the nurse?

That statement from the greens is complete junk. Deliberately inaccurate and making wild claims that simply do not stack up.