Machine Nation forms a Government

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

I`ll defeat your plan by infiltrating the airwaves and playing the same verse of the Foggy Dew over and over again:

"Still their lonely graves are by Suvla`s waves or on the fringe of the great North Sea
Oh had they died by Pearse`s side or fought with Cathal Brugha
still their names we would keep where the Fenians sleep
neath the shroud of the Foggy Dew."

That should scupper your nefarious scheme.

Hmm... and you don't think I'll be pumping the air-waves with subliminal messages as well?

I`d say you probably have started already the Privatisation Agenda has been going strong for years.

anmajornarthainig wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

I`ll defeat your plan by infiltrating the airwaves and playing the same verse of the Foggy Dew over and over again:

"Still their lonely graves are by Suvla`s waves or on the fringe of the great North Sea
Oh had they died by Pearse`s side or fought with Cathal Brugha
still their names we would keep where the Fenians sleep
neath the shroud of the Foggy Dew."

That should scupper your nefarious scheme.

Hmm... and you don't think I'll be pumping the air-waves with subliminal messages as well?

I`d say you probably have started already the Privatisation Agenda has been going strong for years.

You could say that, but I couldn't possibly comment!

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

I`ll defeat your plan by infiltrating the airwaves and playing the same verse of the Foggy Dew over and over again:

"Still their lonely graves are by Suvla`s waves or on the fringe of the great North Sea
Oh had they died by Pearse`s side or fought with Cathal Brugha
still their names we would keep where the Fenians sleep
neath the shroud of the Foggy Dew."

That should scupper your nefarious scheme.

Hmm... and you don't think I'll be pumping the air-waves with subliminal messages as well?

I`d say you probably have started already the Privatisation Agenda has been going strong for years.

You could say that, but I couldn't possibly comment!

Aaaaaah. What a programme. Good old Francis.

anmajornarthainig wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

anmajornarthainig wrote:

I`ll defeat your plan by infiltrating the airwaves and playing the same verse of the Foggy Dew over and over again:

"Still their lonely graves are by Suvla`s waves or on the fringe of the great North Sea
Oh had they died by Pearse`s side or fought with Cathal Brugha
still their names we would keep where the Fenians sleep
neath the shroud of the Foggy Dew."

That should scupper your nefarious scheme.

Hmm... and you don't think I'll be pumping the air-waves with subliminal messages as well?

I`d say you probably have started already the Privatisation Agenda has been going strong for years.

You could say that, but I couldn't possibly comment!

Aaaaaah. What a programme. Good old Francis.

Good old Francis indeed. His ruthlessness in politicking was a wonder to behold.

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

You callin me a bogger?

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

You callin me a bogger?

Well, you are!

Brandubh - Heritage Aragon - Health Zhou - highly paid consultant ?

cactus flower wrote:

Brandubh - Heritage Aragon - Health Zhou - highly paid consultant ?

Brandubh can be MoS at your Department indeed. Aragon would be an interesting choice for Health Minister, I think Pax would be a good MoS at my Department in Merrion St.

If I am subject to a whip by 905 then I will be holding my tongue frequently. I am going to make Ibis happy though by getting rid of all the armoured cars and trucks. A-T is going to be very happy because I am going to save him 80% by firing all but the rangers and intelligence. The naval part will be strenghtened and given to Ibis over at marine. He will need them when the EU collapses to chase away the fish stealers. The lads in Chad are on their own but if they need a 100000 pistols to defend themselves I will airdrop them in. 10 million were spent. I would set up local gun clubs and district armories and have a local defese forse. Can I have justice as well because we need a few Judge Roy Beans back there with the way things are going.

Free hundred weight bags of triple sward for all non-jackeens.

Two hundred yard of rylock barbed wire for all concerned walker haters.

Decriminalization of síbíns and deregulation of all liquor licences.

Hand threshing to be made compulsory for all citizens.

Plurality of immediate relative spouses to be encouraged.

Decoupling of Dublin from the rest of the island.

Cap reforms will include promotion of 'boinnéid'.

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Free hundred weight bags of triple sward for all non-jackeens.

What will this cost?

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Two hundred yard of rylock barbed wire for all concerned walker haters.

Is this on the public bill as well?

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Decriminalization of síbíns and deregulation of all liquor licences.

Fine by me, melikes de-regulation. I think we can charge them special taxes to pay for your other schemes.

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Hand threshing to be made compulsory for all citizens.

Really? What's the benefit?

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Plurality of immediate relative spouses to be encouraged.

By tax incentives? Do you think we could work it into the Married Tax Allowance?

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Decoupling of Dublin from the rest of the island.

Ah now, you can't be doing that. I'm not getting a ferry to meet my country cousins!

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Cap reforms will include promotion of 'boinnéid'.

Cad?

youngdan wrote:

If I am subject to a whip by 905 then I will be holding my tongue frequently.

Well, the Government will need order, unity of purpose and collective responsibility.

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I am going to make Ibis happy though by getting rid of all the armoured cars and trucks.

Righteo, we can sell them to make more money for the capital projects I have in mind.

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A-T is going to be very happy because I am going to save him 80% by firing all but the rangers and intelligence.

Nice, even more money to spend on capital projects and tax cuts.

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The naval part will be strenghtened and given to Ibis over at marine. He will need them when the EU collapses to chase away the fish stealers. The lads in Chad are on their own but if they need a 100000 pistols to defend themselves I will airdrop them in. 10 million were spent. I would set up local gun clubs and district armories and have a local defese forse. Can I have justice as well because we need a few Judge Roy Beans back there with the way things are going.

Justice, hmmm... perhaps we could have you at Defence for 2.5 years before re-shuffling you to Justice for the remaining 2.5 years of office.

Would you really make me Taoiseach, Ard-Taoiseach? If you click your heels together I could make you Ard-Tánaiste ...

em, hello!? ... some sort of Ambassador-ship perhaps?, heck any sort of extra salary would be good in the next year!

Suss out Olympic-related contracts for you over here perhaps? That's assuming you don't take Bertie's bets and still need to make some extra spondoolicks in the next few years. I know some of the the Ascot redevelopment team moving over to the 2012 team.
Won't let any wussy social democrat beliefs get in the way of a buck...

Atticus do you want to be Taoiseach? I don't want to be Taoiseach really ...

how'd you guess?

... nah, that'd be way more controversial than you can imagine, good fun though!

no, Olympic contract-gatherer will do me fine, am already on the job, will pm you my IBAN number

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

I think you've picked a great team there. Very apt.

I'd like johnfás as my Junior Minister with responsibility for defending my ass as I have to tell all the schools I've promised new buildings to that they ain't getting them no more.

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

SeathrúnCeitinn wrote:

Free hundred weight bags of triple sward for all non-jackeens.

What will this cost?
I know a boy that knows a fella

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Two hundred yard of rylock barbed wire for all concerned walker haters.

Is this on the public bill as well?
Funded by nationalisation of hats-scarves-or-headbands vendors

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Decriminalization of síbíns and deregulation of all liquor licences.

Fine by me, melikes de-regulation. I think we can charge them special taxes to pay for your other schemes.
We can and shall

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Hand threshing to be made compulsory for all citizens.

Really? What's the benefit?
Disability Living Allowance

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Plurality of immediate relative spouses to be encouraged.

By tax incentives? Do you think we could work it into the Married Tax Allowance?
Many times

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Decoupling of Dublin from the rest of the island.

Ah now, you can't be doing that. I'm not getting a ferry to meet my country cousins!
Recoupling of Isle of man?

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Cap reforms will include promotion of 'boinnéid'.

Cad?

Sin 'bonnets' mar a chaith Francie Brady i The Butcher Boy

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

Hmphh, is that all the thanks I get for running world affairs? I demand foreign affairs as my due. Cookiemonster can look after intergalactic affairs. And I think johnfás would do good in justice.

Should I resign my position considering I won 50p on Red Rum in 1978, or thereabouts ?

I think we need to start talking about financial considerations.

How much is it worth to ye if I promise to not drag civil servants and ministers before the Court?

I think the position of the AG merits a substantial pay rise. I'll accept secret tenders from all interested parties. A guy's gotta eat ya know.

Not to mention the amount of cases I must currently inherit - wouldn't want the state to lose every last one of em now would we? Make sure to figure this into any tenders ye might want to submit.

I wanna be rich enough to be invited to the next Bilderberg summit (shhhhhhh!!!).

Did somebody say they were looking for a Chief Whip?

I think Hermes that you have not grasped the true potential of being AG. This is not like a poster with your understanding of how things work. My advice to you is to economise and do your public service. What do you want, to become a billionaire head of BP and Goldman Sacks and go to the Bilderberg Meetings. Hey is that not what happened to Sutherland, well fancy that.

905 wrote:

Ard-Taoiseach wrote:

This thread deserves a reboot.

My feeling is that when the Machine Nation rises to take Leinster House, this would be the general shape of the Cabinet I think would be the strongest team to take Ireland forward in these tough and opportune times.

Taoiseach: Auditor #9

Tánaiste and Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EvotingMachine0197
Minister for Finance: Ard-Taoiseach
Minister for Foreign Affairs: cookiemonster
Minister for Education: Kate P
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Edo
Minister for Transport and Marine: ibis
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government : cactus flower
Minister for Agriculture: SeathrúnCeitinn
Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: riadach
Minister for Defence: youngdan

Chief Whip: 905
Attorney General: Hermes

Any thoughts?

Hmphh, is that all the thanks I get for running world affairs? I demand foreign affairs as my due. Cookiemonster can look after intergalactic affairs. And I think johnfás would do good in justice.

I disagree. You have the requisite skills to bring order to the parliamentary party.