March 11th - The day Ireland can change forever

This blog was delighted to finally hear that Fianna Fail had announced a date for the much anticipated general election, though slightly disappointed that they didnt do the decent thing and call an immediate election. March 11th is the day. On this day Irish people will get their chance to pay back Brian Cowen and his cronies for thirteen years of corruption, incompetence and mismanagement of our economy. On this day the Irish people can vote for change.
But what is change?
Is it replacing Biffo Cowens Fianna Failures with Enda Kennys blueshirts? Isnt that a case of duplicating a bounced cheque and expecting the copy to clear?

Fine Gael have the same policies as the current government which has very nearly destroyed any chance this nation has of recovery with its simplistic, stubornly deranged take on economics. Fianna Fail have been attacked by every economist with a brain who is not in their pocket for sometime over their failure to see that introducing cuts in a recession is economic suicide. Yet Fine Gael support these cuts! Fine Gaels economic spokesperson, Michael Noonan has said that Fine Gael in power will cut welfare payments by €18! Will Fine Gael do what Biffos clan didnt and introduce a realistic job creation policy? Of course they wont. They will push the same policy of work placement slave labour that FF are currently presenting as "the future of Irish employment". In short, Fine Gael in power equals Fianna Fail in power with the addition of Irelands most pompous 'height challenged' individual, Leo Varadkar.

So what about Gilmores Labour? Well as Eamon has ruled out coalition with Sinn Féin and Fianna Fail, that means look at Fine Gaels manifesto (or lack of one) to see Labours. Labour under Kenny will have no real power, and undoubtly will pull out of a coalition government within eighteen months.
What about the ULA? Some good people. They could take two seats, but lets face it, a broad coalition of left wing parties with two seats between them wont be of much use to anyone.
The Greens? I think everyone in this country knows what the greens are committed to - staying in power for aslong as possible. All this blog can say is poor Trevor Sargent, what did Gormley turn your vision into?
Regardless of what any paper, radio station or Pat the Plank says, there is only one party contesting this general election that offers the people of Ireland real change.
They are the party that are proposing a massive job stimulus package that will get this country back to work and pull us out of this slump.
They are the party who will burn the international bondholders who are sucking the lifesblood out of Ireland, and the only group who can and will stand up to IMF aggression.
They are the party who will introduce major political reform to give politics and pride in their nation back to the Irish people.
They are the party who will replace the HSE with a democratically accountable Health service of equals, where health care will be available to all based on need and need alone, not on ability to pay.
They are Sinn Féin, the party that puts the needs of the Irish people first.