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		By: mf		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mf]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719314&quot;&gt;Ghoxrin Punt&lt;/a&gt;.

All the Opposition has to do is compile a list of this mass corruption and keep updating it on their website and newspaper back page.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719314">Ghoxrin Punt</a>.</p>
<p>All the Opposition has to do is compile a list of this mass corruption and keep updating it on their website and newspaper back page.</p>
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		By: Don Camillo		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Camillo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 07:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2721783&quot;&gt;George&lt;/a&gt;.

Am totally in agreement, Daphne.  The Nationalist Party is not only perceived to be weak but it has not really come out to be the alternative party in government.  

How can anybody place his faith in a party that is consistently dormant?  

How can we expect the Nationalist Party to be in control of a thousand things going on at the same time when all it is doing is try to tackle one issue at a time as if it is still in stupor following the last elections?  

I see inertia and not a clear strategy on how to bring this government to its knees, and this when we know that there are enough elements on which this administration can be brought to earth.  

There are no tactics being  employed - just reacting to the government&#039;s agenda, the latter being skilfully masterminded by opinion makers and certain sections of the press.  

Yes, the people are DYING to see the Nationalist Party rallying to fight back, but who knows what the real root causes are that are preventing this from happening?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2721783">George</a>.</p>
<p>Am totally in agreement, Daphne.  The Nationalist Party is not only perceived to be weak but it has not really come out to be the alternative party in government.  </p>
<p>How can anybody place his faith in a party that is consistently dormant?  </p>
<p>How can we expect the Nationalist Party to be in control of a thousand things going on at the same time when all it is doing is try to tackle one issue at a time as if it is still in stupor following the last elections?  </p>
<p>I see inertia and not a clear strategy on how to bring this government to its knees, and this when we know that there are enough elements on which this administration can be brought to earth.  </p>
<p>There are no tactics being  employed &#8211; just reacting to the government&#8217;s agenda, the latter being skilfully masterminded by opinion makers and certain sections of the press.  </p>
<p>Yes, the people are DYING to see the Nationalist Party rallying to fight back, but who knows what the real root causes are that are preventing this from happening?</p>
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		By: George		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[George]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 06:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2718844&quot;&gt;Don Camillo&lt;/a&gt;.

I don&#039;t agree with your opinion on the Opposition. Either you don&#039;t read or listen to any PN news or you have already forgotten the recent past.

The people were warned repeatedly about Labour and still gave PN a thrashing in the general elections. 

One year later when the mask of the new Labour started peeling off, the people still opted to believe PM Muscat that the PN was negative and gave the PN another thrashing. 

So yes I think that this is the time to inform the people what&#039;s going on without being too aggressive. The Maltese electorate must taste their own medicine for some time.

The time to strike the drums and increase the tempo will eventually come. Patience.

&lt;strong&gt;[Daphne - You just don&#039;t get it, do you. The PN got a double thrashing precisely because it WASN&#039;T aggressive. Labour won because it spent five years and more engaged in the most aggressive war possible - and because that war was one-sided, it won it with extensive carnage. The PN flopped around like a rag-doll refusing to fight back and turning the other cheek. The situation was both ridiculously weak and lame, and offensive to the Labour Party&#039;s many victims. It was a loser&#039;s strategy, if it was a strategy at all. The Labour Party is still being hyper-aggressive in government, and people are DYING to see the Nationalist Party fight back. But it is not - because it is too busy listening to the very people who are still trying to justify their vote for Labour. People like that get carried with the tide, by their very nature. The minute they see the PN has once more become a fighting machine, they will want to be fighting with it. Because that&#039;s how they are. They go with who is looking to them to be the stronger and more impressive at any given point.]&lt;/strong&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2718844">Don Camillo</a>.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t agree with your opinion on the Opposition. Either you don&#8217;t read or listen to any PN news or you have already forgotten the recent past.</p>
<p>The people were warned repeatedly about Labour and still gave PN a thrashing in the general elections. </p>
<p>One year later when the mask of the new Labour started peeling off, the people still opted to believe PM Muscat that the PN was negative and gave the PN another thrashing. </p>
<p>So yes I think that this is the time to inform the people what&#8217;s going on without being too aggressive. The Maltese electorate must taste their own medicine for some time.</p>
<p>The time to strike the drums and increase the tempo will eventually come. Patience.</p>
<p><strong>[Daphne &#8211; You just don&#8217;t get it, do you. The PN got a double thrashing precisely because it WASN&#8217;T aggressive. Labour won because it spent five years and more engaged in the most aggressive war possible &#8211; and because that war was one-sided, it won it with extensive carnage. The PN flopped around like a rag-doll refusing to fight back and turning the other cheek. The situation was both ridiculously weak and lame, and offensive to the Labour Party&#8217;s many victims. It was a loser&#8217;s strategy, if it was a strategy at all. The Labour Party is still being hyper-aggressive in government, and people are DYING to see the Nationalist Party fight back. But it is not &#8211; because it is too busy listening to the very people who are still trying to justify their vote for Labour. People like that get carried with the tide, by their very nature. The minute they see the PN has once more become a fighting machine, they will want to be fighting with it. Because that&#8217;s how they are. They go with who is looking to them to be the stronger and more impressive at any given point.]</strong></p>
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		By: Lizz		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719001&quot;&gt;ciccio&lt;/a&gt;.

Awtobazwir tal-Miljun.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719001">ciccio</a>.</p>
<p>Awtobazwir tal-Miljun.</p>
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		By: Josette		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josette]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719029&quot;&gt;curious&lt;/a&gt;.

Are they? The ones I know are still trying to justify their switch saying that this government hasn&#039;t done anything wrong and trying to justify the unjustifiable. 

One has to be really strong to admit being in the wrong and, believe me, a lot of the switchers are weak of character and intellect.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719029">curious</a>.</p>
<p>Are they? The ones I know are still trying to justify their switch saying that this government hasn&#8217;t done anything wrong and trying to justify the unjustifiable. </p>
<p>One has to be really strong to admit being in the wrong and, believe me, a lot of the switchers are weak of character and intellect.</p>
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		By: Drinks With Vince Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drinks With Vince Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719284&quot;&gt;Alexander Ball&lt;/a&gt;.

The biggest bang you&#039;ll get out of that one is with a sharp hat-pin.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719284">Alexander Ball</a>.</p>
<p>The biggest bang you&#8217;ll get out of that one is with a sharp hat-pin.</p>
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		By: Drinks With Vince Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drinks With Vince Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719206&quot;&gt;Brian Sinclair&lt;/a&gt;.

That&#039;s because they can&#039;t understand the Chinese computerised voice.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719206">Brian Sinclair</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s because they can&#8217;t understand the Chinese computerised voice.</p>
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		By: Drinks With Vince Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drinks With Vince Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719070&quot;&gt;H. Prynne&lt;/a&gt;.

And that sleaze Lino Farrugia Sacco wasn&#039;t the first judge who escaped an impeachment attempt, either. How long before he&#039;s appointed to some board or other?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719070">H. Prynne</a>.</p>
<p>And that sleaze Lino Farrugia Sacco wasn&#8217;t the first judge who escaped an impeachment attempt, either. How long before he&#8217;s appointed to some board or other?</p>
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		By: Drinks With Vince Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drinks With Vince Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719028&quot;&gt;Tom Double Thumb&lt;/a&gt;.

Well at least you were not flying like Marc Sant li faqawlu l-Facebook feed bil-comments.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719028">Tom Double Thumb</a>.</p>
<p>Well at least you were not flying like Marc Sant li faqawlu l-Facebook feed bil-comments.</p>
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		By: Drinks With Vince Micallef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drinks With Vince Micallef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719029&quot;&gt;curious&lt;/a&gt;.

That&#039;s not anger, Curious. That&#039;s embarrassment.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/oh-no-the-bus-contract-too-has-hit-a-brick-wall-tsk-tsk/#comment-2719029">curious</a>.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s not anger, Curious. That&#8217;s embarrassment.</p>
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