So Manwel Mallia has got the numbers to take over.

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141207/local/just-five-labour-mps-say-mallia-should-stay.547138

Shouldn’t Ariadne Massa get in contact once again with those five and ask them whether they now have confidence in the prime minister or in Don Manwel Mallia?

I now believe that a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister would be in order to establish who is the country’s real Prime Minister.

“The personnel in charge of the well-being of hundreds of migrants are described as the deadwood of the army, in some cases people with a criminal record.” Mark-Anthony Falzon, The Sunday Times of Malta, print edition.

Mallia never told us and the PM is not telling us now, but we need to ask – where have these members of the army been transferred to? Who/what are they abusing now? Have they been transferred at all?

[Daphne – http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141214/opinion/Things-are-not-OK-sie-bi.548142 ]

They know too much about each other that is why.

“Satra”, minn “mistur”. Sorry, imma jekk jien nobghod il-Malti ma jfissirx li ma nafx niktbu.

Il-bqija, smashing novel.

“Tistaqsi, ghala bghatt ghalik da’l-hinijiet,” qallu b’sodezza Manwel il-Ministru, imdawwar mill-Ezekuttiv, Pawlu l-Machine Gun, Chulley s-Silencer, Billy l-Hitman u Joey l-Olandiz.

Pulcinellino Orlando pogga idu ghal-lest fuq il-loveLver li kellu fil-but.

“Il-bierah ghogobtni wisq fuq ix-Xarabank, Jeff,” tarraflu Manwel bi tbissima ta’ Don Vito.

Pulcinellino ha r-ruh. Telaq il-loveLver u beda jintefah qisu bazwa infettata.

“Il-bierah urejtni x’issarraf. Imsaht l-art b’Beppe, qabbistha lill-Peppe, ghajjarthom kollha daqs l-aqwa qahba f’xalata…”

“Imma lil Toni m’ghajjartux,” qabez Pulcinellino ta’ gentlom. “Toni kien genjali.”

“Iva, iva, genjali, imma int, Jeff, int uniku, sabih wisq, ghaqli wkoll – skorfina ssejhilha tapp u hadd ma jista’ jlumek ghax lehnek iwassal sa Sqallija.”

L-adulazzjoni bdiet tistordieh. Busuni, hobbuni, Jien Hu c-Centru tal-Univers!

“U issa ghandi proposta li ma tistax tirrifjuta,” kompla Manwel, a caldo.

“Trid tilhaq Vici Prim fit-triumvirat li qed nohloq, Jeff?”

Orlando berraq ghajnejh u fetah halqu. Dan qed jiblaffjani, haseb.

“Jeff, jekk nghidlek ghandi l-mezzi mehtiega biex niehdu over Malta fi ftit sieghat – tigi mieghi?”

Fit-toroq ta’ mohh Pulcinellino bdew jinholqu traffic jams kbar.

A tempo caldo, Manwel bandallu lixka ivventilata: “Bizzejjed nghidlek, jien lest anke naghlaq l-akkonti bankarji l-ghandi u ninvesti f’20 saqqu tat-tiben, basta jkolli lilek tehodli hsiebhom.”

It-tehmiza li tah Manwel dak il-hin kienet tfisser biss haga wahda.

Kien se jkun lejl twil.

U Mawwel Cuckieri kienet ga qabzitlu jistenna risposta.

Remember since some time prior to the election how they all became suddenly religious and since then it was photographs with the Pope, Arcbishop, Bishops etc. One wonders how much of tax payers’ money has gone into trips for the PM’s family and entourage, the President and her husband and other ministers and MPs, to visit the Pope for this or that occasion.

Now it seems we are going secular.

”Maltese society has moved on since the island was declared republic 40 years ago, and the catholic religion is no longer central to cultural activities, President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca said today during her Republic day address.

On such an important day, we should be questioning what is a secular process and religious diversity, and how to act in this context.” The Malta Independent

http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-12-13/local-news/Catholic-religion-no-longer-central-to-cultural-activities-President-Coleiro-Preca-6736127254