Where's the beef?

It was the previous weekend when I finally lost all hope in relation to the Government's handling of the economy.  One day Mary Coughlin was dismissing the idea of another budget, the next day the Government confirms a new budget is on the way; it seems that no-one in the Government has any idea what to do and they are just reacting to events as they unfold.

All the while our economy is like a 747 dropping out of the sky while Brian Cowen and Brian Lenihan sit in the cockpit watching the altimeter numbers whiz round in complete despair.  We need someone to grab hold of the controls and pull us out of this dive before its too late.  Instead we have rabbits-caught-in-headlights for leaders.

I now believe that it is time for a general election.  Fianna Fail have lost control of the economy, have lost the confidence of the people and have no plan of action for how to deal with the crisis.  We need an election to give each party a chance to put out its stall of policies and plans and allow the people to decide who they want to fix the economy and give that party/ies the mandate to get on with the tough job of pulling us out of this nose dive.

I no longer believe that FF are in any way competent to deal with the situation.  I believe Brian Cowen and Co with their €300,000 salaries are as out of touch with the people as Czar Nicholas II of Russia was with the Serfs.  

There is also a complete lack of leadership.  Government today is more concerned with the avoidance of blame rather than leadership.  Brian Cowen is not up to the job and is so terrified of any comparison with Haughey and the 80s that he will not come on TV and tell us what's going on or how he plans to deal with it.

FDR got America through the great Depression by creating employment and by reassuring and informing the people with a series of "fireside chats".

The people of this country really don't care who fixes the economy, as long as someone makes a decision and explains that decision.  We are aching for leadership and that is why they people turning to Eamon Gilmore and Labour in huge numbers.

The situation is thus

1. There is no plan for recovery
2. There is no leadership
3. The longer we wait to enact a plan the worse things will get

We need an election to select a new government which has the following 

1. A clear recovery plan
2. A mandate for tough action
3. Clear leadership

Otherwise we're dead.