Are you actually saying he did the right thing to walk out before a vote was taken last Monday? I can’t believe this!

Gonzi (together with his missus) went to see Franco Debono at home yesterday. Maybe he took him a new alarm clock a Christmas present.

[Daphne – I honestly cannot bear this kind of public vulgarity any longer. When Karl Stagno Navarra (and why is it essential for former nerds to get a new woman when they decide it’s time to become ‘hip’ and that they need a new life?) argued in favour of Franco Debono because he ‘represents his constituents’, I thought to myself: damn right. Pajjiz mimli hamalli – and lest you misconstrue that, it’s not a reference to the working-class. Hamallagni cuts right through Maltese society, as does the reverse of correct behaviour.]

I am not a member of parliament so I stand outside ;-)

Imma biex naghmilha tal-avukat tax-xitan it-Times qalek dawn il-precizi kelmiet:

Nationalist Party backbencher Franco Debono, who on Monday left his party without a parliamentary majority when he walked out before a vote was taken, failed to come forward with an explanation yesterday as speculation grew over why he was absent at that crucial moment.

…..who on Monday left his party with a parliamentary majority when he walked out before……

See what I mean

How come that The Times says that he walked out before a vote was taken?

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20091216/local/absent-mp-ducks-under-the-radar

[Daphne – He actually walked in before it was taken. But that depends on where you’re standing.]

…. and the other one has bells on …..

Nice try, though.

And now Franco Debono steps centre stage stamping his feet and throwing a tantrum. More snouts stepping up to the trough.

“Malta told penalties for judges’ bribery ‘too low’

Council of Europe report: penalties for trading in influence for judges and public officers ‘too low’ and ‘limited’

James Debono
Penalties against officials found guilty of trading in influence – one of the charges brought against Chief Justice Noel Arrigo – must be increased, a report by the Council of Europe’s monitoring body on corruption has warned……”

[Daphne – That isn’t comment, my dear. It’s fact. There’s a difference.]

Is this true?

http://www.maltastar.com/pages/ms09dart.asp?a=6056

Is Franco Debono becoming ‘another’ pain in the ass?

[Daphne – No, it’s not. There was a routine vote, MPs on both sides of the house were away from Malta, and it was a ‘draw’. Franco Debono failed to turn up because he was asleep and had to be woken by people who turned up at his house for the purpose. The rest is just wishful thinking and the sort of ‘rumour as fact’ reporting we have come to expect from Maltastar. The Labour party even sent out a viral SMS yesterday, claiming that the prime minister was to call for a vote of confidence at 3pm. Yes, right.]

Michael Bonnici had expected to be made Speaker of the House as if it was his birthright or a civil service promotion. No wonder Fenech Adami had RCC as his hatchet man. I think Gonzi should take a leaf out of Michael Corleone’s book and during a religious ceremony……