What’s in a name?

I’m really sorry I had to miss the Blogging Conference; looks like it was quite a day.

Today I thought I’d share with you all my nicknames for the various politicians. It’s important to keep an eye on the lighter side of politics. If it were totally portrayed by programmes like Questions and Answers and Prime Time, you’d never see anyone under forty using a ballot box!

And so these are my own pet names for our numerous characters. Feel free to amend or add to the list as you wish.

Comrade Bertski: Our nation’s leading socialist, to whom I also refer as The Tefloned One.

Enda “Can He?”: As in lead the country? I’ve seen earwigs with more charisma.

Pat “Roger” Rabbitte: I reckon he’s a “yes” man and wouldn’t be surprised if he answered FF overtures after an election.

Brian “Mad” Cowen: Is that drooling BIFFO really going to be our answer to Gordon Brown?

Martin “The Cat” Cullen: This guy has to have at least nine lives, and he always lands on his feet.

Micheal “The Chicken” Martin: For fecking off on holiday to the other side of the world when he knew the Travers Report was going to be published.

Conor “The Doner” Lenihan: For his kebab remark.

Trevor “Rainbow” Sargent: Named as such both for his policies and his favourite form of coalition government.

Gerry “Grizzly” Adams: A natural choice on account of that feckin beard.

Michael “Herr” MacDowell: He’s so far right he’s practically falling off the edge, and he runs the police!

Willie “Rambo” O’Dea: Our pint-size Minister for Defence; it’s obvious I’m going for irony here, right?

Mary “She Makes Me” Harney: Again with the irony…