This month, Sen. Norris has been taking on the political Goliath that is Enda, but who intellectually anyway wouldn't be David's equal by a very long shot. His "outburst" against first-term TD Regina Doherty may have been choice in terms of language and it may have gifted Enda's vanguard of radio rentamouths a sideshow to distract from serious charges regarding FG's attitudes to government. But the question still begs: has FG gone mad altogether on power, when they can force through votes on abortion and Seanad abolition, but can't seem to get their fingers out on banking regulation, debt relief, tackling the mortgage crisis, local government reform or the high price of Bruce Springsteen tickets?
FG seems to have confused getting into government with a mandate to exorcise about eight decades of not being loved enough. Will this all work out though? With a vote on the Seanad in the offing, flawed language and poor law as it may be, according to Sen. Norris at least, it could still all fall apart from Enda. If the upper house survives, he'll have a chamber full of very vengeful blueshirts waiting in the long grass. Break out the popcorn, so, and enjoy what may be a bloody spectacle. Someone else will sort out the country, I'm sure.
For your entertainment, Norris' best bits from the last month on Enda and the notorious Regina monologues. Enjoy!
On Enda...
On the Regina monologues...
