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	Comments on: The deal WAS in the bag before the election &#8211; thing went wrong afterwards	</title>
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		By: Salvu		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salvu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707884&quot;&gt;Salvu&lt;/a&gt;.

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-11-17/blogs-opinions/Great-expectations-6736125810

2nd para. : &quot;When things go awry we make excuses, defend our intelligent choices, do everything in our power to convince ourselves that we have become too demanding, then start questioning our own sanity in that order. Finally, we acknowledge our gullibility, our stupidity, get on with our life regardless, and hope that it&#039;s just a passing phase and that there has to be light at the end of the tunnel.&quot;

That, in my opinion, gives an indication of private conversations between government MPs. 

Furthermore, when the PM stresses in public that this budget  is nothing but an &quot;expression of optimisim&quot;, it is logical to conclude that a number of MPs have reached the last stage of hope : &quot;a passing phase and that there has to be light at the end of the tunnel&quot;.

It&#039;s the their 22nd month in government. And 22 is not a lucky number for Labour governments. If Mintoff was around, he would reiterate to them : &quot;Tliftu ir-ruh socjali&quot;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707884">Salvu</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-11-17/blogs-opinions/Great-expectations-6736125810" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-11-17/blogs-opinions/Great-expectations-6736125810</a></p>
<p>2nd para. : &#8220;When things go awry we make excuses, defend our intelligent choices, do everything in our power to convince ourselves that we have become too demanding, then start questioning our own sanity in that order. Finally, we acknowledge our gullibility, our stupidity, get on with our life regardless, and hope that it&#8217;s just a passing phase and that there has to be light at the end of the tunnel.&#8221;</p>
<p>That, in my opinion, gives an indication of private conversations between government MPs. </p>
<p>Furthermore, when the PM stresses in public that this budget  is nothing but an &#8220;expression of optimisim&#8221;, it is logical to conclude that a number of MPs have reached the last stage of hope : &#8220;a passing phase and that there has to be light at the end of the tunnel&#8221;.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the their 22nd month in government. And 22 is not a lucky number for Labour governments. If Mintoff was around, he would reiterate to them : &#8220;Tliftu ir-ruh socjali&#8221;</p>
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		By: Watcher of lies		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Watcher of lies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 22:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707368&quot;&gt;Sam Attard&lt;/a&gt;.

Exactly. Now the Chinese have got Muscat by the balls. They now call the shots. 

He dances to their tune while we, our sons and daughters and their children suffer the consequences long term. Muscat is a traitor.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707368">Sam Attard</a>.</p>
<p>Exactly. Now the Chinese have got Muscat by the balls. They now call the shots. </p>
<p>He dances to their tune while we, our sons and daughters and their children suffer the consequences long term. Muscat is a traitor.</p>
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		By: A V		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[A V]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2706390&quot;&gt;Francis Saliba M.D.&lt;/a&gt;.

If worse comes to worst, we should all set up our own generator and leave Joseph to decide what to do with all the electricity the Chinese can supply.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2706390">Francis Saliba M.D.</a>.</p>
<p>If worse comes to worst, we should all set up our own generator and leave Joseph to decide what to do with all the electricity the Chinese can supply.</p>
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		By: Gaetano Pace		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gaetano Pace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In very fewer words, Labour was, Labour is and Labour shall ever be hopeless, helpless, hulabaloo of an administration. For they do not deserve to be addressed as government.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In very fewer words, Labour was, Labour is and Labour shall ever be hopeless, helpless, hulabaloo of an administration. For they do not deserve to be addressed as government.</p>
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		By: Gaetano Pace		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gaetano Pace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2704661&quot;&gt;White coat&lt;/a&gt;.

Must have a billion negative down to earth repercussions on the sale of Maltese passports to the gigantic Chinese market.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2704661">White coat</a>.</p>
<p>Must have a billion negative down to earth repercussions on the sale of Maltese passports to the gigantic Chinese market.</p>
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		By: rjc		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rjc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 18:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707998&quot;&gt;Gobsmacked&lt;/a&gt;.

Yes, it was replayed this morning during David Thake&#039;s Programme on 101.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707998">Gobsmacked</a>.</p>
<p>Yes, it was replayed this morning during David Thake&#8217;s Programme on 101.</p>
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		By: Rumplestiltskin		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rumplestiltskin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707503&quot;&gt;Angus Black&lt;/a&gt;.

It is not &#039;turning into one huge mess.&#039; It was one huge mess to begin with.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/11/the-deal-was-in-the-bag-before-the-election-thing-went-wrong-afterwards/#comment-2707503">Angus Black</a>.</p>
<p>It is not &#8216;turning into one huge mess.&#8217; It was one huge mess to begin with.</p>
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		By: Gobsmacked		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gobsmacked]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&quot;The PM has gone on record saying that the project will not be delayed for more than a couple of months&quot;

I&#039;m hearing this here for the first time. Is it true? If so, when did he say it? Is there a recording of this somewhere?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The PM has gone on record saying that the project will not be delayed for more than a couple of months&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m hearing this here for the first time. Is it true? If so, when did he say it? Is there a recording of this somewhere?</p>
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		By: Salvu		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Salvu]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ottimismo vola ...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjoxgLhTVM]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ottimismo vola &#8230;</p>
<p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjoxgLhTVM" rel="nofollow ugc">https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjoxgLhTVM</a></p>
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		By: Jozef		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jozef]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[http://www.tickld.com/x/capitalism-explained-this-is-so-accurate-it-hurts

Someone explain Taghna Lkoll capitalism.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.tickld.com/x/capitalism-explained-this-is-so-accurate-it-hurts" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.tickld.com/x/capitalism-explained-this-is-so-accurate-it-hurts</a></p>
<p>Someone explain Taghna Lkoll capitalism.</p>
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