I’m hearing a rumour all six hundred employees of the Central Bank are practising a carefully choreographed limbo dance to greet Mr. Rehn when he arrives in Dublin.
It makes sense of course when you remember they’ve bugger all else to do in Dame Street and it helps em keep fit.
Did anyone hear the Travel Extra guy on the Plank talking about Marrakesh (I think) A waiter or barman(?) asked him ‘How’s Brian Cowen?’ while doing a beer drinking gesture!
“We were in the past a country that achieved great growth”.
Jesus H. Christ. Does he still honestly believe the bubble was “growth”? Of course, one could say he’s spinning, but my belief is that they still really believe the fake boom was a real one.
They have to believe it - with all their poncing around during the boom, looking real busy - talking about ‘a lot done, more to do’ and their incredible work ethic and super smarts and all the rest… they’d look pretty silly if they had to admit, “well… yeah, in our combined businesses and endeavours we managed to make a real return on investment received and borrowings of about minus 40% when all’s told”.
Bring back Bertie, things were great when he was in charge. Bertie for president, even better, emergency legislation so we can have him as Taoiseach again