Well said.

‘Ave Franco, il-belt li hraqt issellimlek’

If these three could be replaced by others who are of the same level of Austin Gatt than Gonzi should not think twice in calling for early elections.

I feel that the Nationalists will come out in full force to make sure that they will be back in government but this time round without TRAITORS like the three musketeers.

Empowered Franco to do what, exactly? If he brings down the government – his threat, however he may put it – he sinks with the rest of them, in and out of parliament, unless he plans to emigrate when the PL is elected.

The problem with that theory is that Austin Gatt announced his ‘retirement’ long before Franco Debono started his rants about the ARRIVA situation.

The real ploy is that while Franco comes across as going after Austin’s hide, his main objective is to embarrass the Prime Minister, no more and no less.

The NP will miss Austin Gatt, warts and all, but we will collectively sigh in relief and bid good riddance to Franco Debono, anytime.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20030330/local/candidates-and-districts.153324

“District 5 (Marsaxlokk, Ghaxaq, Birzebbuga, Zurrieq, Qrendi, Mqabba, Safi)
Qrendi returns with this district which is another comfortable one for the MLP. In 1996 it was very close to electing a fourth MP but the PN reversed this negative result and elected two candidates with a surplus of more than 1,000 votes. Missing from the PN list will be Hermann Schiavone, who polled 1,587 votes in 1998. He withdrew his candidacy after an anonymous letter alleging his involvement in certain abuses, addressed to the Prime Minister and the Police Commissioner. His wife Anne will be contesting instead.
“Ministers Louis Galea and Ninu Zammit will once more contest this district. The former has been elected since 1976 and Mr Zammit since 1981. MP Helen D’Amato will also be contesting. They will be joined by lawyers Franco Debono and Helga Zahra, Qrendi councillor Nadine Sciberras and John Schembri.”

http://archive.maltatoday.com.mt/2009/12/23/t4.html

“While no member from the PN executive was forthcoming in giving details about the ‘deleted’ item for the approval of the three candidates, sources explained that the decision was taken a few days after a serious row at the PN’s Zurrieq club, during a social event organised on the occasion of the feast of St Catherine back in the first week of September.
MaltaToday is informed that Hermann Schiavone and Anthony Bezzina were “politely” asked to leave the premises, after Franco Debono insisted with the local PN committee that the “unapproved candidates” should not be present for the activity.
Manwel Mallia was not present on that day.” Manuel mallia should read Manuel Delia I think.

Very Machiavellian to say the least.

I’m not saying that the transport is good, but I think that slowly everything will settle to the good.

I use transport three times a week, I did complain about the new stages, hopefully they will be fixed, but for Franco to make such a big fuss about it there’s something else which is bothering him, and he is using this excuse.

Franco if you don’t want to be part of the PN, please resign peacefully, don’t try to bring down the government because people will hate you then. They don’t vote for you if you do such an act.

If you want do be a minister you have to work very diligently and be patent, so may be if PN will be in power in 2013 you might stand a chance.

By bringing the government down you won’t be a minister and your dream won’t come true.

So don’t be silly, pull together with the rest and do a good job.

AUSTIN GATT is the most intelligent person the PN ever had. Transport is and always was a headache for any government but Austin had the guts to reform it.

Dawk it-tlieta ma jaghmlux il-PN. Hemm hafna ohra minn fejn taghzel.

Tahseb li m’hemmx partitarji tal-LP li ma jaqblux ma min se johrog bhala kandidat tal-LP? Ghalfejn tahseb li Joseph qed jara kif jaghmel biex iressaq ucuh godda lejn il-partit?

Tidher bniedem intelligenti biex ma tafdax lil dawn in-nies, ma jfissirx li m’ghandekx tafda partit shih, li gab lil Malta ‘l quddiem f’dawn l-ahhar 20 sena.

1. Austin Gatt has already said that he is not contesting the 2013 election.

2. These are the times when I miss Dr Fenech Adami at the helm of the PN.

3. Franco Debono is just trying to steal the limelight from Mad Jeff.

4. Jeffrey never forgave Dr Gonzi for not giving him a cabinet post. He thought he deserved one despite what he did and having lied about it.

5. Kellhom bzonn Mad Jeff, Franco u Jazmond ghandhom il-lealta li ghandu Austin Gatt lejn il-PN. L-anqas jafu xi tfisser lealta.