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Mr A
01/06/2007, 10:14 AM
The Irish Times is reporting that Jim McDaid (FF, Donegal NE) may not support Bertie as Taoiseach. He reckons the party tried to shaft him and that he owes them nothing.

Interesting- he'll be bought off though.
Mr A
01/06/2007, 10:32 AM
Now that I look that's on the front page of the indo- http://www.independent.ie/
pete
01/06/2007, 11:21 AM
Maybe FF will try for deal with both Greens & PDs for soem buffer as the PDs probably more loyal than their own members?
Mr A
01/06/2007, 11:26 AM
Two parties with wildly different worldviews there though. There could be another election yet........
Bluebeard
01/06/2007, 12:34 PM
Classic FF.

Fianna Fail members leave the party over "Irreconcileable differences", but can always be relied upon to vote for the leader of the party anytime for Taoiseach. Meanwhile, party stalwarts are regularly found to abstain, or vote against him.

Shades of McCreevy, Reynolds and several others under Haughey, except this guy is a bigger clown than usual.
MyTown
01/06/2007, 1:20 PM
2 chances of McDaid voting FOR anyone against The Party.

It's just his shot across the bows. His heart hasn't been in it for years. One of the worst Ministers in the history of FF Governemets and there have been quite a few turkeys in that lot.

FF's great success is The Sopranos like tension they manage to generate WITHIN their own ticket. Look at the girl who got wiped out in Bertie's constituency. Look at pretty boy Royston. Likewise here in Galway, if newcomer Michael Crowe had edged out outgoing Frank Fahy, the Party Hierarchy would have regarded it as a very good days work - not that you'll get any of them to admit it.
finnpark
01/06/2007, 3:14 PM
McDaid is the only decent FF TD ever to come out of Donegal.
Bluebeard
01/06/2007, 3:37 PM
McDaid is the only decent FF TD ever to come out of Donegal.

What's worse is that we all know that;)
OneRedArmy
01/06/2007, 3:52 PM
McDaid is the only decent FF TD ever to come out of Donegal.He's a blatant hypocrite who should've been locked up after his drink driving exploits.
MyTown
02/06/2007, 2:28 PM
Actually, as this is a footie forum, it's only fair to point out that Dr. Jim was one hell of a soccer player in his day and was a star of the most successful UCG (now NUIG) Coolingwood Cup squad ever in his days as a medical student.

Still doesn't alter the fact that he was / is a dire politician.
RogerMilla
05/06/2007, 11:35 AM
still you have to say that any man who has a nickname "the minister for fun" deserves to go down in history regardless of his performance as a politician !!
dahamsta
05/06/2007, 11:46 PM
What, no comments about spanners in Bertie's works?
Macy
06/06/2007, 7:55 AM
McDaid is the only decent FF TD ever to come out of Donegal.
No wonder Donegal has a tough time if he's considered decent...
Mr A
06/06/2007, 11:58 AM
McDaid is the only decent FF TD ever to come out of Donegal.

I very strongly disagree with this, and consider the man an unlikeable and incompetent fool. Most people I know share a similar opinion.