http://www.irishelection.com/2006/11/no-west-wing-at-the-westlink/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.irishelection.com/2006/11/no-west-wing-at-the-westlink/comment-page-1/#comment-4567 Ben Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:16:20 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/11/no-west-wing-at-the-westlink/#comment-4567 Fair enough, I missed out on Harry Barrett. But still, can you see a labour guy getting elected in Mayo with Fine Gael transfers? I think the central thesis remains valid - the electoral pact is a one-sided affair. Furthermore, this is one of the more right-wing Fine Gael leaderships- and Fine Gael have had some pretty right-wing leaders. Politically, Enda Kenny has more in common with Michael McDowell and Tom Parlon than with Joan Burton, Brendan Howlin, Emmet Stagg, Michael D. Higgins, etc,etc,etc. Labour needs to think Labour. Fair enough, I missed out on Harry Barrett. But still, can you see a labour guy getting elected in Mayo with Fine Gael transfers? I think the central thesis remains valid – the electoral pact is a one-sided affair. Furthermore, this is one of the more right-wing Fine Gael leaderships- and Fine Gael have had some pretty right-wing leaders. Politically, Enda Kenny has more in common with Michael McDowell and Tom Parlon than with Joan Burton, Brendan Howlin, Emmet Stagg, Michael D. Higgins, etc,etc,etc. Labour needs to think Labour.

]]> http://www.irishelection.com/2006/11/no-west-wing-at-the-westlink/comment-page-1/#comment-4566 Keith Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:02:52 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/11/no-west-wing-at-the-westlink/#comment-4566 Labour do have a candidate in Mayo - Harry Barrett. Labour do have a candidate in Mayo – Harry Barrett.

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