Actually, who ever used the expression “Punic” victory seems to have no understanding of the Carthaginian “Punic” Wars. Rome actually defeated Carthage, but then again perhaps the majority of PL supporters have not yet become proper historians.

Understanding contemporary history would be useful, perhaps more so than “ancient” history.

Worst of all, the actual idiomatic expression in the English language is “pyric” victory, as in “burning” (consumed by flames). A “Phyrric victory” is what the PL actually obtained, but this is exactly opposite to the meaning (apparently) intended by the online PL commentator.

It seems that some people are in love with the sound of words [and believe that arguments are won by their volume and emotion], but have no competence in understanding the meanings of their words [but then again, when do words have to mean anything, if they are simply weapons meant to have their intended effects?].

This probably reflects the ABC/DE educational divide of core PN supporters versus PL supporters. The latter more likely vote with their feet (in this case rushing to the ballot box according to their political master’s voice) and less likely with their heads (because education and critical-thought would be essential requirements).

Certainly, “English” is not the commentator’s strong point, even if the individual may hail from higher socio-economic levels [considering all of the language errors that may be found regularly in The Times, and in other English-language sources].

Entertaining, perhaps.

But this makes you question some of the redeeming values of our educational system, and what might be done to fix it.

Perhaps teachers need more support to do what needs to be taught, rather than our system of currently paying students excessively [and regressive socially, in terms of investment needs and best use of resources] to be students.

Education and job creation are the most important areas for social concern. Oh yes, and then some people want to guarantee school-leavers at age 16 that they will have jobs (for life? and what kind of job?), if they drop out of the educational system. The implication of the PL proposal also seems to suggest that 16-year-olds should become wards of the state.

Individuals need the proper support and encouragement to be responsible for their own lives and futures, for which purpose education ought to be their maximum priority and opportunity.

Failure to take up those opportunities should not be rewarded by society; but neither should individuals be condemned by their failures or the failures of society. Life-long learning should be supported, as is required by the ever evolving circumstances of global and local economics.

Was it Joe Grima snorting through the mike when Saviour was mentioning those “hnizrijiet”?

Scary, but the entertainment is GUARANTEED.

No. The woman is not Tony Abela.

Harry is right – it’s a pubic victory. Labour’s cocks won this time.

I’m not an expert in the English language but from the context of what happened at the Richard Cachia Caruana trials I made that conclusion.

Leo and George were asking a lot of questions which were not relevant to the subject. They did not focus on Cachia Caruana’s involvement- legal or otherwise- of Malta/PFP/NATO relations.

No one can be pinned on second hand evidence (‘detto del detto’), but Leo Brincat thinks otherwise.

A lawyer/MP worth his salt would not vote against Cachia Caruana basing his judgment on hearsay: leaked documents of what an American Embassy official, who never met Cachia Caruana, reported.

Would you vote for Brincat to represent us as a minister in the EU, John?

I bet my bottom dollar that Cachia Caruana would hand in his resignation by next year when we will have Leo Brincat and George Vella as ministers.

Note: I don’t make any difference between domanda and mistoqsija. One is derived from Italian the other is Semitic.

@Daphne : Is there any difference for you between “Issaqsi mistoqsija” and” Issaqsi domanda”?

I understand that this statement was said in Maltese by RCC , can we have it in Maltese?

You obviously missed Deborah Schembri defending the Labour regime on the 80s on Bondi + yesterday.

No. Sultana is the one in the dark glasses behind il-Guy.

Thank you for your explanation, John, though frankly you’ve confused me even further.

You say that Leo Brincat was fielding the questions. I thought it was Cachia Caruana who was being questioned, not Brincat.

Victor Sultana is just behind Karmenu Vella. Toni Abela behind Herr Flick.