The most annoying words in the history of the world: 'I told you so'
I did, though, didn’t I?
I told you that Robert Musumeci didn’t have an ice-cube’s chance in hell of being elected.
And so he hasn’t been. It was reported on the news that he has ‘conceded defeat’ (ar’hemm, hej) and that he has congratulated Dr Micallef, who got that seat instead.
But what you haven’t heard on the news is this: that there was a heavy Labour Party presence for the counting of the votes (you’d have thought it was a race between two Labour candidates) and it was more than obvious that they had turned up to root for a particular candidate.
No prizes for guessing which one. I’ll just tell you that he was very chummy with them. Well, he would be. He says it’s because he believes in the politics of moderation, when really it’s because he’s had to meet them at more parties than he can count.
I hope the Nationalist Party seizes this chance and gets rid of him at once, despite all the sucking-up to the prime minister and the conciliatory overtures on – good grief – Facebook.
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It’s not only Robert Musumeci who the PN should rid itself of, but all dissenters who have been causing problems. People vote for the party first and for the candidate a far second. If candidates are not loyal to those who elected them and to the party, but are only hungry for power and a seat in cabinet, they should be shown the backdoor by electors next time round.
that probably goes without saying
It’s precisely in times like this that the PN must continue to show how democratic it is.
Has Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando given a comment to Super One about the casual election result yet?
There’s a story on the BBC Tech section about the dangers of posting to much information on the internet using Twitter, Facebook and similar sites. There’s a website which trawls through Twitter posts and reveals when you’re at home or out. You don’t have to be a criminal mastermind to see how this is dangerous.
Here’s the link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8521598.stm
[Daphne – Thank you. It’s one of the reasons why I never let anyone know where I am, and carry on updating this blog wherever I am with no indication that I am elsewhere, causing some to imagine that I am forever at my desk. It’s also the reason why I write my column religiously twice a week even when I am away on holiday. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m on holiday, though I might let them know I’ve been away when I get back. God bless the internet. It solves more problems than it creates.]
Just a thought Daphne. Although magistrates and judges are now barred from becoming members of social networking sites such as Facebook…
“The Commission for the Administration of Justice has amended the code of ethics for magistrates and judges barring them from becoming members of social network sites such as Facebook”
Are they still allowed to run a blog similar to yours? Just wondering.
[Daphne – Of course not. It’s a given that they are not allowed to engage with people via the media (newspapers, etc – blogs fall into that category). That’s why the Facebook business was such an anomaly.]
thank god for wordpress for mobile.
[Daphne – I don’t use that, actually. I take a laptop with me wherever I go. Have you ever tried producing a magazine off a mobile phone?]
John Schembri – I never manage to just sit down and watch a programme doing nothing.
So at 8.15 I switch to Eastenders and switch on laptop. My husband refuses to believe that I am following EE, but I assure you I do.
Yes you’re right Daphne. I’ve seen it on TV. What was Salvu Sant (Lorry’s brother) doing there?
So Daphne, do you think that Musumeci would have crossed the floor had he been elected? Personally I think he would have, just to position himself better for the ‘new era’.
However much I wish that politicians should not have a fortress mentality (‘min mhux maghna , kontra taghna’), somehow I feel that we are just not up to it – ‘it’ being that we are civil to each other and, yes, can sleep with the ‘enemy’ and still hold one’s own principles.