So the Greens have become the new turncoats on European treaties or at least the cabinet members have. We knew this would happen the moment the Fianna Fail party lifted the duvet on the bed to let them in. Although many, if not most rank and file members of the party are urging a No vote, the government ministers are urging a Yes vote, naturally, they could not do anything else.One has to wonder whether this support was a pre-condition last year when the negotiations for government were taking place.It certainly doesn't represent the majority Green view, in this writers anecdotal experience. Eamon Ryan uses the word 'chaos', something which in reality will not happen if and when we reject this treaty. I really cannot see how a No vote will dis-empower us.It will prove that the treaty needs to be re-negotiated to keep us at the top of the class, and not relegate us to the position of also-rans.If anything, a Yes vote will cause 'chaos' for us. And in these tougher economic times we don't need that. Hopefully Mr Ryan has heard the members of his own party berate their support for this, and has that admonishment ringing loud and clear in his head.
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Cheers Muse for dropping by today, I know how much you admire the Greens (Yellows). Did you hear Senator Dan Boyle's comments today in the Senate, how we will have to be realistic when it comes to dwindling oil supplies and accept that it is no longer fesible or economic to be so dependant on them. Only to be castigated by Red Liz and branded a hypocrite as his party collegue has sanctioned 'Affordable Housing' heated by oil fired central heating, and not to mention how the Greens will reach its Carbon quota this year by buying at least 90% of our carbon credits from some third world country. Greens my Arse. BTW.
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