Comments on: Another tu quoque stupidity from a government spokesman

By: Josette

Josette — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:08:29 +0000

In reply to Disappointed Citizen. Simon Busuttil could clean, disinfect, maybe even steam his party to kingdom come. That segment of the electorate will still continue with the same arguments. Logic is completely alien to their genetic makeup.

By: Josette

Josette — Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:07:00 +0000

To people like Joe Mizzi, government’s money is not real money. It is like Monopoly money – there to play with and lose without any consequence. It’s sad that, as a Minister, he doesn’t seem to have learnt that government money and the sources for such money are infinite. He still appears to have the attitude that it’s “easy come, easy go.”

By: Disappointed Citizen

Disappointed Citizen — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 19:21:08 +0000

Although the logic is not correct, the perception is that it is among those that do not process logic.

Therefore, I am disappointed that Simon Busuttil has not done more so far to clean up his party and render these type of arguments futile even to the fallacious segment of the electorate.

By: Freedom5

Freedom5 — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:06:54 +0000

The Opposition does not care either. Too busy deciding on the Ice Bucket challenge. Sssssh.

By: chico

chico — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:28:42 +0000

In reply to A+. "Journalist"?

By: frank andersom

frank andersom — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 14:57:08 +0000

Joe Mizzi doesn’t care if millions of taxpayers’ money are spent on his grand failures.

In 1998 he commissioned the Madonna taz-Zejt well to drill for oil which cost Malta 30 million euros, all for nothing, although it did comfort his overinflated ego of oil supremo.

By: Maltri

Maltri — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:27:03 +0000

Joe Mizzi would win all debates “ghand tal-grocer.”

Politicians can get away with such rhetoric and red herring arguments because here at home everything becomes a catch phrase.

Arguments between the majority of voters are catchphrases versus rhetoric versus “ghax ma tarax inthom x’ghamiltu”

And so it goes on and on till it’s time to tick the ballot sheet. May the best catchphrase win.

By: A+

A+ — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:07:03 +0000

This tu quoque nonsense is not acceptable. The standard reply by the journalist to the government crony giving this type of reply should be a standard: “I did not ask what the PN did, I asked with the MLP in government did.”

By: Vic

Vic — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:48:17 +0000

If this government cannot do better than the previous one, can we have back the previous government, please ?

By: Boris

Boris — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:11:32 +0000

Arriva was subsidised circa €10 million a year by the government.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121206/local/Arriva-s-subsidy-is-to-rise-further-next-year.448397

L-Orrizont published that “Unscheduled Bus Service” are being paid over €35,000 per day for their rental service. Here’s the link: http://www.orizzont.com.mt/oldarticles/article122888.html

That’s over €12 million a year paid by the tax payer just for rent of buses. This confirms that his reply is a failure.