At
one time I was an avid reader of everything and
anything written about Ireland. I followed every
news bulletin and every programme connected to what
become known as "the troubles". My children
knew that when 6 o'clock came around, the house
fell silent and that no one was allowed to disturb
"Da" until 7 o'clock at the earliest.
Of
course I still have a passing interest in what goes
on here but to now describe me as a news junkie
would be well wide of the mark. If the news is on
while I am at home I'll watch it but if I'm doing
something else I'll not stop for it. I just got
bored with it all. With the lies. The deceit. The
spin. The arrogance. And hey, the Brits are getting
as bad as the Sinners.
But
in the last few days I've caught up on a bit of
news by trawling through the Newshound site. And
what do I find but saturation coverage and comment…..mostly
comment…on "that robbery". I think
that if I downloaded all the articles that I too
would need two white vans to take it to be recycled
at Kennedy Way. The Sinners may certainly be red
faced about it at the minute and I must admit that
I have even enjoyed the sight of Martin Mc Guinness
squirming through many interviews. Martin isn't
used to not being believed. For years he has been
telling the Republican base lie after lie and keeping
a straight face as he did so. And when he wasn't
touring the country telling the lies then Gerry
Kelly or Brian Keenan was doing it. And as the Republican
base accepted the lies the leadership thought that
everyone else was bound to accept lies as well.
And
as the usual suspects line up to take pot shots
at the Sinners and vent their well rehearsed anti
Republican bile they fail to see that no matter
what Eddie Mc Grady or Alistair Mc Donnell would
like the Brits and Irish Government will still want
the Sinners in the deal. Adams, Mc Guinness and
Co delivered up the Republican struggle and continue
to make this state more stable than it's ever been.
Anyone who thinks that the Brits will throw that
away for the sake of a robbery is living in a world
inhabited solely by Kevin Myers, Eilis O'Hanlon
and Eoghan Harris. The Sinners will be back because
on the Republican side they are still the only show
in town. They may have their knuckles rapped, particularly
by Dublin and they may have a few more hoops to
jump through but they will be back at Stormont and
in ministerial position. Sure haven't they jumped
through more hoops in the last ten years than the
clowns in Fossett's circus..?
The
only thing that I'm sorry about is that "the
robbery" wasn't carried out by a dozen ex Oglachs
who could spend the money lazing in the Canaries
and having a laugh at their former leaders. Now
that really would have pissed Martin off.
