Bertie's shame

So Bertie is ashamed of Ireland for using the peann luaidhe. He wants us to switch to the electronic voting machines that his government wasted so much of the taxpayers' money on. Then he will be able to hold his head high in his meetings with other world leaders.

Well Bertie, I'm ashamed too. Ashamed of a government that, despite being in power for the last decade, has still to keep the promises that it made when it looked to be elected in the first place. Ashamed of a Health Minister who has allowed our two-tier health system to deteriorate to such an extent that bureaucracy is more important than the lives of the sick. Ashamed of an Environment Minister who is more concerned with introducing an unwanted, unnecessary change in our voting methods than the cleaning up of our drinking water. Ashamed of a Justice system that allows convicted rapists to walk free with a slap on the wrist. Ashamed of our “so called” leaders who would rather hide their heads in the sand and cast blame at everyone else than accept responsibility for the problems in Ireland today.

I'm looking forward to the coming election when I can wipe that shame away. All it will take is that peann luaidhe that Bertie dislikes so much and the cooperation of the Irish people. They say that the pen is mightier than the sword; let's hope that it holds true for the peann luaidhe as well. Your unwanted, unaccountable, overpriced electronic voting machines won't save you now.