A Green And Pleasant Land

It may have been noted from past writing that I am in no way a great fan of the bun
eater extraordinaire that is Mary ‘politically defunct’ Harney, but it is with a
hint of sadness that we note the fall of the Progressive Democrats. Not that I have
any favour with the policies of the now dead PD’s, but neither have I any favour
with the policies of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour Party, Socialist Party, Sinn
Féin, or the Green Party.

What is a shame is that a party which was at least begun with a political agenda
is closing up shop, and a party with its grounds in quasi-religious, lentil eating,
whining, Arran jumper wearing, 4 x4 scratching ideals remains in government.

Residents of Tralee will have noted, as the think tank season draws to a close,
the smell of day old tofu has hung heavy in the air, as it always does when John
‘gormless green’ Gormley and his merry band come to town.

So what pearls of wisdom, solutions for the countries crisis, or great political
thinking have come from the mung been infused atmosphere, which is the Green Party
annual strategy meeting?

Surprise surprise, the focus is to be on public transport, the fact that they are
against building any decent roads on which to have this recession beating policy to
run on hasn’t dissuaded them from the same age old bleating.

When Minister Gormley was asked about his stance on the reintroduction of third
level fees he replied, ‘I am not in the habit of giving personal views nor am I in
the habit of answering hypothetical questions.’ So John what is a politician
supposed to do, oh I forgot as a Green you are supposed to wear waxed jackets and
toe the Fianna Fáil line.

It is with a tear of laughter in my eye that I watched footage of the post think
tank walk about. Only the most bereft of a sense of humour could fail to become
mildly incontinent at the sight of the Minister in an overly tight Kerry jersey man
handling a football with all the grace of a man hauling bricks. Obviously his time
with Bertie Ahern has not been a total washout, though he perhaps could have
listened more intently to his betting advice, with the loss of €20 on the All
Ireland Football final he will have to come up with a different excuse should any
brown, of course recycled, envelopes should land on his desk.

It is a worry however with the new found popularity of the Greens since entering
government that their membership has risen from 2100 members to around 2800, this
thankfully though is still slightly less than the average number of crab lice found
in an infestation.

It seems though Mary that all is not lost, John has stated that members of the
PD’s would be very welcome within the ranks of the Greens, though you may want to
think hard about the offer, as it probably comes with the proviso that you convert
to Satanism, sorry, I meant vegetarianism.