Are you bonkers? Calling an election in 2010 to be shot of the cockfighter would have been the height of irresponsibility.

What do we have now? An incompetent government led by a reckless prime minister who thinks he’s in charge and who has appointed Franco Debono as Law commissioner and head of constitutional reform.

A 2010 election would have brought about the same result at a time of international and financial and political turmoil. Imagine sailing into that storm with Muscat, rather than Gonzi, at the helm.

Very good idea: legislate to start by stopping children being present. It would slowly but surely eradicate this sport especially if in tandem one supports Birdlife and makes it compulsory for children to attend nature and bird watching sessions.

The “negro problem” cannot be solved, you idiot. What would you have the parties do? Propose to kill them all? Labour is in government and THEY haven’t shot any of the “negroes”.

That particular problem cannot be solved by either party. Now that you’ve learned that, which way will you vote? I will vote for the party that led me back into Western civilisation after Mintoff destroyed everything European about Malta.

My so-called racist standpoint is what sunk the PN.

It is the truth, face up to it.

Those 36,000 votes that went to the PL are not from politically correct fluffy liberals that get together and sing “Kumbaya, we are all one”.

Solve the NP (negro problem) on Malta and the PN woes will mostly disappear.

Indeed, I believe as he moved out of the circle of influence the PN started to implode.

I wasn’t comparing PN’s conservatism with Labour’s. Doubtlessly, Labour is significantly worse.

I was comparing with what is normal, i.e. in central Europe.

Counting votes. Times are hard and I thought I’d make a few bob.

One could also see this when PN felt it needed a “heavyweight candidate” and called in Francis Zammit Dimech.

Missing the wood for the trees comes to mind, and the results show it.

While PN voters where intelligent enough to see the qualities and successes Robert Metsola has achieved and 32,000 gave her number 1, the PN instead of pushing her forward, opted to inform the electorate that they prefer finding a heavy weight, instead of turning her into one.

May be it’s because she’s a woman, and PN unfortunately is sometimes ignorantly conservative.

[Daphne – What RUBBISH. Conservatism towards women manifests itself in the Labour Party’s approach: treating women politicians, journalists and interview show presenters like Berlusconi showgirls. Not only is Labour very conservative in its approach towards women, but it is outright misogynistic towards any woman who ‘steps out of line’ or refuses to conform to its ideal. Put Roberta Metsola side by side with Miriam Dalli, and there you have the difference between the Labour Party view of women and the PN view of women. And I speak as a woman.]

Above all PLEASE STOP using the terminology thrown at the public by Joseph Muscat.

This only serves to create the battlegound / playing field that Joseph Muscat is able to play in and to keep it at the temperature he needs it to be at.

How shocked I was to receive a mail from Stefano Mallia with Joseph Muscat terminology all over it.

If he can’t see through that tactic, was he expecting my vote?

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Perception, insight and timing are key. One of the most valuable and perceptive comments of the last few days posted by Daphne is this:

“There’s also an inability to recognise and seize the moment”

Timing is key.

Any cake left too long in the oven gets burnt.

Different pastries need correct handling according to type.

All reaching consensus and exhaustive discussion need to be honed and tuned to a finer, quicker, direct and firm reaction.

There needs to be a gut instinct that is right on the ball when it comes to timing and impact. Too much of the NP advantage has, on each and every occasion gone through the window with a very bad sense of timing and impact.

This is because the experience being drawn on is limited to start with. If the internal working rules of the party need changing then change them – that’s one aspect that shouldn’t need to be too difficult. The vital importance of additional focus, refining and communication of starting points and reccie intelligence can no longer be ignored.

It is not a luxury. It is a survival requirement.

Too many loose ends have been left untackled when the canon blast could have been more loaded.

Every time.

Stop cowering and for goodness sake, let’s stop it with the apologies.

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There is the factor that the MEP elections are not an event that a certain type of Nationalist considers important.

The type that don’t want to dragged out for their opinion time and time again.

The type that sees the local seen set until the next general elections and who operate with or without MEPs in place.

The type who prefer firm opinions even if votes are lost because of them.

The more autonomous self-sufficient type.

The type that are busy doing things and getting them done despite this lousy government.