March 21, 2006
Two slices of humble pie for Table 3, please!
When Winston Churchill was reminded of his switch of political allegiance, he replied:-
"I said a lot of stupid things when I was with the Conservative Party, and I left them, because I did not want to go on saying stupid things."
Presumably it was for an entirely different reason that Michael McDowell left Fine Gael for the Progressive Democrats. The Minister for Justice accused a member of the Green Party of being the same ilk as the rioters in Dublin, and yesterday, he likened a Fine Gael politician, Richard Bruton, to Josef Goebbels. At least he apologized. Today, he said sorry. Twice.
And maybe Winston's story holds some hope for him. When the Liberal party fell apart, Churchill went back to the Conservatives to lead them. Who knows, if the country ever gets tired of the Progressive Democrats (who term themselves a Liberal party), maybe Michael will find himself back with his former party and a colleague of Herr, I mean, Deputy Bruton.
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Posted by Monasette at March 21, 2006 05:45 PM