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Should we be giving people in power memory tests. Two big stories yesterday, someone forgot the tell Noel Dempsey about Shannon and John Bruton only now remembers being told a FG councilor asked for IR£250,000 to support Quarryvale. The phrase lose your head if not screwed on comes to mind. Am I the only one that does not believe a word.
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techPresident – The Future of Campaign Technology: The Ground Game
Irish Parties looking at learning online and database lessons from Obama could do worse than bear this post in mind. Almost as soon as the election is over, improvements and evolution are making some parts redundant and others essential. Get your campaign an i-phone for everyone? Might be better than printing flyers, it goes to show how parties, if they take it seriously, need to keep ahead of the wave - not just follow.
Colman at the EuroTrib give his reasoning on why Lisbon is dead. The Government's incapable handling of the budget cuts are the nail in the coffin.
Fine Gael’s Leo Varadkar offers his view on how the SBP Opinion Poll would translate in an election.
Think tank: Time for democracy to click into place
Dan Sullivan gets himself into The Sunday Times, calling for the internet to connect citizens to a more meaningful democracy. Its an argument I agree with wholeheartedly myself. Have a read and let him know what you think.
Colm Burke MEP reckons that we need to get honest and tell people we will be holding a second Lisbon Vote in Oct 2009 with protocols desigend to secure a yes vote.
So much for Fianna Fail being the only corrupt party in the country. This will lift the lid on the whispers of equally widespread Fine Gael corruption at local government level. Fine Gael were in power for 2 years in the last 20 and in that time managed to produce Michael Lowery. Just like Fianna Fail the party is rotten to the core.