Could there be any relationship between the chain incident and the arraignment with charges of corruption?

You probably refer to this.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080914/local/have-muscats-100-days-been-a-dose-of-hard-labour.224722

http://www.maltarightnow.com/?module=news&at=Alfred+Mifsud+isostni+li+Joe+Muscat+qed+jipprova+jing%26%23295%3Bo%26%23289%3Bob+ma'+kull%26%23295%3Badd…&t=a&aid=99806888&cid=19

He should be able to help them set up a “sinking fund” for the Enemalta debts.

[Daphne – It’s a wig. When he was attacked by those chain-wielding thugs, he wasn’t wearing it when he answered the door, and had wounds all over his scalp. He posed for press photographs without his wig. I think he sees it as a sort of hat.]

Don’t tell me that’s how Marlene became shadow for Enemalta.

Anglu Farrugia was asked to resign because of an indiscreet comment about a magistrate.

Labour’s CEO made to resign from his position and candidacy because of a connection with the oil procurement scandal, even if presumed innocent until proven otherwise.

Toni Abela had a court case ‘postponed’ after he found a Labour policeman to oblige, but he is spared.

Toni Abela had ‘clear evidence’ of a drug deal at Safi LP club, but ‘did not inform Joseph or the police’… Instead he fired the bartender who had reported the incident to him!?

Joseph confirms that he knew nothing about the case and perhaps the ‘white block’ was confused with a ‘block of ice’.

The bartender had written to Joseph two years ago about being fired, but Joseph ‘fixed’ the problem by taking a picture with him!

Toni Abela confesses that Joseph knew about the case (how could he deny it?) – so Abela had previously lied.

During an interview with the Sunday Times, Joseph admitted he knew about the Safi case and that ‘he made a mistake not taking any action… that the decision was Abela’s problem, not his… that if Abela was a candidate, he would have to withdraw! Joseph had lied – a possible PM in two weeks time caught lying through his teeth!

If Joseph would expect Toni to withdraw from being a candidate, why would the same rule not apply to him as well? The elastic principle works well at the Labour Party.

Joseph insists that he is going nowhere (ain’t that the truth?) and that he would contest the election like nothing happened.

With this kind of judgement skill, who’s to doubt that he would make an incredible PM?

Yes – and humiliatingly paraded on TV without his toupee to show his injuries, for the benefit of Alfred Sant and the viewing public.

It was not a political attack – it was actually a deplorable act by a pair of disgruntled Enemalta workers, who were none too happy at Mifsud’s treatment of them at the time.

Think how useful that would be when asking for a donation – you know – ‘ftit minghand il-hafna’.

I do not view Smash, myself – but I wouldn’t wonder. I happen to know the man since 1993 or thereabouts.

Yes, he is. And a good beating at that, unfortunately.

I remember his blood-stained face peeping at The Times readers when the incident happened. I think it was on the morrow of the 2003 election.