Incredible – I’d have preferred Norman Lowell.

The skit was very accurate. Hilarious when seen right after watching the ‘genuine’ article.

However, it also assumes Franco will do exactly as Joseph says. The situation we face exists if the PN refuses to engage the argument.

This time round, it’s Joseph who needs Franco. I’m sure Francis Zammit Dimech can manage perfectly well.

I mean, who dare force Franco into submission? The Opposition might as well play along, no hurry there.

Italians, bless their talent for anarchy, have their own term for the tactic, ‘ostruzionismo per emendamenti’; keep the discussion alive and well, piling the proposals until everyone is well and truly exhausted.

Play to Joseph’s bipolar disorder. He can’t be seen to ignore the Opposition’s ‘proposals’, especially if, as you rightly observed, he tends to rely on the PN’s better standards to get his way.

Meantime keep the country informed on Cardona’s failure. Which he will.

Jekk dan kalm, jien mejjet.

L-installazjoni ta ex membri tal-PN imdejqien f’posizjonijiet olja hu biss l-ewwel pass. JM ser izzomm lil dawn in-nies kuntenti “by feeding their ego”. B’Hekk jibqaw jissemmew fil media u jghamlu dell ikrah fuq il-partit.

Apparti dawn, hemm il-hafna li huma nies ta JM imma qeghedin fi hdan il PN. Iva, JM ilu li penetra il PN zmien twil. Irnexxielu jipenetra sahansitra il grupp parlamentari – JPO, FD, Mugliette. Allura hu OVJU li JM ghandu nies li jghamlu r-rieda tieghu fl-levelli ohra tal-partit. Dawn huma l-istess nies illi bi skuzi ta l-imhabba taghhom lejn il partit, joqodu jaqalaw il-polemiki fuq kif ghandu jigi amministrat il-partitu u argumenti ohra bhal dan. Dawn xogholhom hu li jxerdu panic u dwejjaq fil-partit. Ma jfissirx li mhemmx min hu genwien li jixtieq bidla radikali fil-PN imma xoghol in-nies ta JM hu li ma jhallux paci jirrenja fil partit.

Ma ninsewx li JM kellu nies tieghu f-diversi media biex fil hin tal-bzonn jaghjtilhom biex jghamlu servizz lil Labour. Ma niehdux bi kbira JM infiltra n-nies tieghu f-diversi setturi.

U mhux talli hekk, imma issa JM jibda process (it-tieni pass) ta persekuzjoni tal ex membri tal-grupp parlamentary nazzjonalista. Diga qal li ser inehhi l-imunita tal-ministri. Dan irried jaghamlu halli immur lura f-dawn lahhar 25 sena ta gvern nazjonalista u jaqla kemm jiflah hama. U mhux ser jieqaf hawn: il-persukuzjoni tibqa ghadejja b’nies prominenti fil-PN jispiccaw il-habs.

L-ghan ta dan l-agier hu li JM izzomm il PN:
a) taht attak kontinwu
b) izzomm l-opinjoni publika tal-partit baxxa

It-tielet pass hu li jbiddel il-kostituzjoni b’tali mod u manjiera li jzomm il-poter madwaru. Ser jibda billi jnaqqas l-influenza tal-knisja. Li ma rnexxielux jghamel Mintoff fis-70 u 80 ser jghamlu JM bl-ajta ta tieni republiki. It-tibdil tal-kostituzjoni tkun tinkludi tibdiliet sottili li jnaqsu l-poter tal-parlament u jziedu l-poter tal-ghajta tal-plebej – ir-referendum. JM diga qal li ghal certu tibdiliet ser immur quddiem ic-cittadin biex jidecidi xi jridd il-poplu – u mhux xi jridd il-parlament. Issa kullhadd jaf li f-referendum 75% tal votanti jideciedu skond id-direzjoni tal-partit li huma jissaportjaw u mhux skond il-fehma taghhom personali. La darba il PN ikun ghadu ma qamx fuq saqajh, il-polpu jissaportja lil JM u b-hekk itieh licenzja li jbiddel il-kostituzjoni kif irid hu.

Il-poplu l-ewwel u qabel kollox – il-fatt li l-poplu ikun imexxi b-karrotta ikun mistur.

Jekk dan kalm, jien rieqed.

“Jew tghaddi tieghi jew inhassar”. Hlief kemm hu tajjeb hu ma jitkellimx. Veru jhossu bniedem li jrid jipprova lilu nnifsu li hu ahjar min kullhadd.

Dan hu l’bniedem li jrid igib il-partijiet kollha biex jaqblu fuq it-tibdiliet kostituzjonali. Iddahuqnix!

Kif dejjem jghid John Bundy, issa iktar min qabel “QED NGHIXU F’PAJJIZ TAL-MICKEY MOUSE”.