websites

I designed a few websites for the local elections – this is compromising my anonymity, so I’ll probably delete this post in a week!

http://www.hopeforgalway.ie
http://www.niallobrolchain.ie
http://www.maireadnichroinin.ie

Interesting news today where Trevor Sargent said he’d been approached by Enda Kenny so sound out Sinn Féin on supporting him for Taoiseach. I’m pretty sure it’s true, though I imagine SF would have said no, in no uncertain terms. I still hold Fine Gael responsible for the demise of the IRA ceasefire in the late 90s, they nearly wrecked the peace process completely. I know that was John Bruton, two leaders before Enda Kenny, but I doubt Gerry Adams and Sinn Féin have forgotten that either.

And Trevor Sargent has got integrity, plus I’m sure Enda Kenny would have explored all the options to make him Taoiseach.

I don’t see the fuss over Sinn Féin to be honest. I don’t see eye to eye with them particularly, but if we expect Ian Paisley’s DUP to go into government with them in the north, why should Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael be any different? Though I’ll say again that I don’t see eye to eye with them politically and I wouldn’t like to see them in Government for reasons other than history and so on.

Plus, I don’t really believe politicians who say they wouldn’t do a deal with a certain party. Dick Spring swore he wouldn’t go in to government with Fianna Fáil in the early 90s and look what happened. I’m sure Eamon Gilmore would do the same if there was a chance. Politicians want power, that’s the reason they’re in politics.

And that’s not a bad thing, if you’re in politics and you don’t want power, you should get out. Politics is about power, and you should want power, because you should want to make certain changes to the way this country is. If you don’t, I don’t see why you’d be in politics.