exactly and give this guy a chance. They said the same thing about Cameron and well, the UK is still reaping the problems sown by Tony Blair and his methods of governing from 2002 -the way he handled the Iraqi crisis, his lies and ohh….his POOR handling of illegal immigration. Cameron had a long road ahead of him.

The question was whether the PN should have brought in a complete outsider from the last election (not Simon or Mario), or not. A complete outsider means somebody who did not have a direct involvement in the last election.

I wish they could all be rolled into one — but failing that, that they will all rally behind Simon Busuttil, and that he will use their energy and many positive qualities to bring the people back to their party, and the party back to its people.

Challie, I don’t think there’s anything wrong in expressing one’s preference as party leader, either.

Daphne is refering to those who before used to call themselves Nationalists but who two months ago gave the power to Joseph Muscat to run our country by either voting for his party or refraining.

Now, instead of saying mea culpa and admiting publicly how stupid they really are they keep repeating, bitching and ranting what the PL propoganda machine is feeding them when what they should actually be doing is concentrating on what and how the people they put in power themselves are busy ruining their country.

Can one be any stupider than that?

He is difficult to read and does not wear his emotions on his sleeves. He is cool, calm and collected. Simon is a thinker: he’s measured and wise.

This throws Labourites in complete disarray because they do not understand such qualities and will never do. Their leaders and heroes are people who are generally ostentatious and loud – to Labourites these showy displays are the only things that matter.

The more anti-Simon comments I read, the more I come to believe that he has the makings of a brilliant leader and future prime minister.

Mario is an easier read and Labourites are used to him as a Minister. They probably feel more comfortable with and less threatened by Mario.

Yet, both Simon and Mario are underestimated by the Labour public. Interesting turn of events.

I’m sorry but I really can’t follow your reasoning. If Simon, who became deputy leader just three months before the elections, is “now associated with a losing horse”, then how much more is Mario, who was a minister throughout the legislature and who, I hasten to add, did a great job, associated with that losing horse?

The elves are still at it and will not stop. Let’s not fall into their trap, shall we?