@Daphne – You find it sad and even slightly amusing to hear calls for MPs’ resignations from people who didn’t vote for them, and even from those who suggest that the party leader should demand a resignation. Are you seriously suggesting that the masses (and their representatives in the free press) who may have not voted for a proven corrupt MP from any side of the political fence have no right to call for that MP’s resignation from the Parliament. It seems then that given the protection of the party any rogue MP holds that party to ransom irrespective of the honour and integrity lost to the party.

My view is that political integrity and honour is more important than the maintenance of power at any cost. I am not debating the rights or wrong of Mr Debono – just hypothetise that a back bench PN MP (in the current context with a one seat majority) spoke out about a proven corrupt process involving a senior Minister – would you then not be shouting from the the top of those bastions for that senior Minister’s resignation from the parliament even if that meant the party losing power. Now that’s integrity – although it seems to be as rare as hens teeth in the Maltese political context.

Well, the PM and his government are up in the clouds and are not with us the great unwashed down here in reality. Somebody has to get them down from there and their arrogance.

[Daphne – Arrogance is a 35-year-old Super One reporter and brief MEP who thinks he can run the country – because he doesn’t understand what running the country entails and thinks it’s one step up from running Maltastar.com.]

I voted PN but never again…I am not saying I will vote Labour though we really need a new broom. I am VERY prepared not to forget these times when the election approaches and more spin starts. I will not forget the corruptions and how the blue-eyed boys are living it up while we are sinking.

[Daphne – Those who are sinking are sinking because of a little something called an international recession, Silvio. Apparently, the situation worldwide has just passed you by. As for the blue-eyed boys who are living it up (and I’d like to know who they are) please explain to me how preventing them from living it up will improve your own life, as opposed to just making you feel better about yourself and giving you fewer reasons for envy. There will always be people who have good lives: the rich, like the poor, will be with us always. Instead of envying others, try making a proper life for yourself. It’s possible without having blue eyes, you know. Brains and effort are what’s required.]

Dear Daphne and especially C.Attard, I wish you and your families a truly Merry Christmas…may you find peace and serenity now and always…I love you folks…pity I sicken you so much…..but thanks for thinking me worth a mention now and then ……

[Daphne – You don’t sicken me at all, Marlene. I actually really admire your go-getting attitude and your shrewd approach to business. I think you’re amazing in that regard, and I also think that in different circumstances we might even have been friends. But I really have difficulty with Malta’s widespread hypocrisy problem and the apparent failure of many to understand that it is hypocrisy. You can’t call yourself a practising Catholic or go on television to say you are inspired by the Madonna when you live in double adultery, which means a permanent state of mortal sin. That’s not how I see it, and it’s not my judgement. It’s the judgement of the religion you espouse. Also, you campaign against divorce because Catholicism does not allow it. Well, Catholicism does not allow adultery either, but that hasn’t stopped you leaving your husband to set up home with another woman’s husband. Again, that’s your business and my take on these matters is ‘to each his own and never presume to know the secrets of another person’s marriage’. But in your position I would not go about speaking against divorce legislation or calling myself a Catholic, because I know it would invite ridicule and perhaps even contempt. It’s a bit like Noel Arrigo and his three confessors.]

The real problem is that the PM is choosing to go down the Neville Chamberlain route, rather than making one unequivocal statement that would set the MPs quaking in their boots. He has more influence on the electorate than all three put together, but he needs to use it or these jokers are going to keep huffing and puffing until the house of cards falls down.

Ghadu mal-mamiiiii

Some said that he had lots of people (especially from Marsaxlokk) against the new power station, because of the fuel to be used.

Ma ttihomx tort.

I never said that the LP is immune to this sort of thing. Actually, that Marlene Pullicino truly makes me sick. The word ‘hypocrite’ doesn’t quite begin to describe her, as most hypocrites would at least try to give the impression that they’re living by their beliefs, whereas she doesn’t even try to do that. If Labour really wants to deliver on its ‘progressive’ agenda, it will have to deal with people like her and Adrian Vassallo sooner or later, or else find itself in another crisis if ever it finds itself in government and tries to implement any of the social reforms it’s hinting at.

Having said that, the fact that some PN MPs openly declare they’re Opus Dei members really scares me, and I still think that people like Marlene Pullicino are at the fringe of the Labour Party, whereas in the PN these sort of people are welcomed with open arms and egged on.

Why? Do you seriously think there are no other members of Opus Dei sitting on the PN’s benches in Parliament? Ha!

[Daphne – I would say that the Labour Party is not immune to religious fundamentalism. After all, it is right wing and ultra-conservative, like so very many of its supporters. Even those who live – ahem – different lives, like Marlene Pullicino, feel obliged to claim on television that they are inspired by the Madonna and that they think divorce is evil. Go figure.]