I was reading the paper the other day and I came across a full page advertisement hailing Brian Lenihan an Irish hero. Is this the same Brian Lenihan that has left the ordinary people of this country in dire straits, people that have had no hand, act or part in the financial crisis that has engulfed this nation. He may not have intended to do it but he held the office, took the pay and made the decisions so he is responsible in my book. Don't get me wrong I genuinely sympathise with his family for his untimely passing and I know his family have had more than their fair share of tragedy, but to label the man as a national hero is pushing the limits of incredulity. The decisions he made has caused rising suicide numbers, increased unemployment, increased poverty, greater disparity between the rich and poor, increased emigration, a get out for the bankers and a country that is getting battered by the EU because they want their gamblers to get their money back (agreed by Mr Lenihan). To my knowledge not one person has had to face criminal prosecution for their obviously criminal actions, not one bank has had a total clear out of senior officials that were in office during the crisis and now we are informed that some of the developers are being paid up to €200,000 a year to run insolvent businesses.
I write this whilst seeing advertisements for Mr Lenihans old buddy Bertie Aherne giving an interview to Mike Murphy, there might be some serious business for TV repair men after that programme. By the way, why is Mike Murphy back on our screens? If I am right he used to live in America and got involved in "Property Development", he must have called in a favour from his old buddies in Montrose to get his old job back. Funny, there are younger more talented people looking for similar work, probably cheaper, but RTE has to resurrect a dinosaur. Roll on the banana republic.....
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