When I said here Daph I didn’t mean your blog… I meant Malta…

[Daphne – Then we agree.]

Another example: giving the EU funds portfolio to a 27 year old with vast experience in handling Dingli’s local council budget.

Reminds one of the Fascist slogan “Il Duce ha sempre ragione!”. And look where it landed him and the whole of Italy.

Precisely what I have been thinking with every move made by Joseph.

Of course Joseph Muscat was correct in everything he did, according to Dr. Alfred Sant. In fact, Muscat’s leadership from Castille so far has followed a strict “inbazwru ftit ‘l hemm u nbazwru ftit ‘l hawn” approach.

Magnificent beings, horses. Next to dogs, they are the best friend a man can ever hope for.

True, the loins hanker after another species, but you’ll never get the sort of selfless faithfulness out of Ritienne that you’ll get out of Bucephalus or Argos.

And you cannot ride Ritienne to work, although she needs to be fed and watered regularly.

Excellent post (as usual). You’re not only an excellent journalist but also a perspicacious political analyst and teacher.

This serves to show there’s nothing completely new under the sun, particularly where human behaviour is involved. We are not aware of this type of historical events and their relevance to modern day governance.

Keep them coming as I’m sure they’ll serve their purpose.

I was merely pointing it out for the benefit of those who think I am a social snob because I fear hamalli like the plague. I even wore an Isard du Pont t-shirt.

Beats a Ralph Lauren any time.

Baxxter, I am not a horsey person anymore.

That is after a dreadful fall at the Marsa almost forty years ago.

So I will opt for Rocco Siffredi.

This was the name on the balllot paper last week at Montecitorio.

Laura Boldrini (I would have her instead of Anglu anytime) almost choked when she read out the name.

Why are you justifying yourself? ‘That sort of background’ is only frowned upon or looked upon with disdain here… and nowhere else..

[Daphne – Nonsense. It is not frowned upon at all here. It is frowned upon by social-climbing Laburisti who are keen to distance themselves from their roots.]