Comments on: The Emperor’s New Clothes http://blog.jaedi.eu/2009/03/emperors-new-clothes/ politics, economics, society from a fresh angle Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:56:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jaedi http://blog.jaedi.eu/2009/03/emperors-new-clothes/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jaedi Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:29:45 +0000 http://jaedi.eu/?p=180#comment-33 From a quick perusal through the blogosphere, it is just dawning on me the extent to which Cowen's efforts have backfired with this Cowengate / Picturegate scandal. Not content with trying to solve the economic problems following his predecessors' economic bubble parties, he decided not to let a sleeping dog lie. The RTÉ report would have been laughed over and forgotten. But no - he's opened the floodgates to the likes of this (imagery at the following link WILL offend): http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25084 Perhaps he should not stop at replacing his economic advisors... an opening for a new Government Press Secretary might be on the books. I wonder who the advisor was that told him to send the Gardaí to Today FM. Quite frankly, I find it hard to believe that he was given such poor advice unsolicited. Whatever the motive, I actually feel a little sorry for the Cowen, despite his crony associates. Why couldn't something like this have happened to Bertie??? At least it makes for a good story and a welcome distraction from the ceaseless bad economic news. From a quick perusal through the blogosphere, it is just dawning on me the extent to which Cowen’s efforts have backfired with this Cowengate / Picturegate scandal. Not content with trying to solve the economic problems following his predecessors’ economic bubble parties, he decided not to let a sleeping dog lie. The RTÉ report would have been laughed over and forgotten. But no – he’s opened the floodgates to the likes of this (imagery at the following link WILL offend):
http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25084

Perhaps he should not stop at replacing his economic advisors… an opening for a new Government Press Secretary might be on the books. I wonder who the advisor was that told him to send the Gardaí to Today FM. Quite frankly, I find it hard to believe that he was given such poor advice unsolicited. Whatever the motive, I actually feel a little sorry for the Cowen, despite his crony associates. Why couldn’t something like this have happened to Bertie???

At least it makes for a good story and a welcome distraction from the ceaseless bad economic news.

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