Presidential election.

[Diogenes]

Fine Gael leader, Enda Kenny has said that he is favour of having Mary McAleese as an agreed President.

So; if there is not to be an election the party leaders will decide who is to be President. This is an abuse of their position and a denial of democracy to the rest of us.

We are entitled to an election – what do you think?

[Captain Sterling]

Other independant candidates can be put forward.

[SlapHead]

it seems Labour will put Michael D Higgins forward.... I like the idea of Michael D as pres... better than having that FF lackey McAleese going around telling us what a great job the Government is doing.

[AeroPhile]

I cant vote for any of them. Doesent really matter though. All the prez seems to do is go to rugby matches and promote the latest rage in D4isms.

[Evil Dave]

I was shocked the first time i heard mary o Rourke suggest that just because none of the parties could be bothered forwarding a candidate that there would be no election. (well i wasn't that shocked, I despise that woman)

What kind of democracy do we live in? why not just make Mary McAleese queen?

[Baldy]

I think an election should happen.... I also think Mary McAleese should get the job again.. but I am biased

[Sparks]

I reckon we ought to elect David Norris to take over the job. At least that way, you'd see the Presidency being used, rather than fading into symbolism and ineffectuality as it's done with McAleese...

[Baldy]

yeah sparks, McAleese hasn't done an awful lot to utilise the office properly, I wholeheartedly agree with you there.

I just think she's the person for the job at this point in time with the peace process still being worked on (actually I just made that bit up....only reason I want to see her as President again is coz she's from Belfast )

[Sparks]

Ah, parish pump politics

(But then Norris is a TCD senator, so I guess I'm guilty too )

Just seems to me that Norris has the better record - he'd be a male version of Mary Robinson, only better.

[Baldy]

Complete with the smile borrowed from Jack Nicholson in Batman 2 ?

[Sparks]

We talking about the same Norris?

[Diogenes]

McAleese has done a reasonable job – but seven years is enough.

[Baldy]

Sorry Sparks... when you said he would be a male version of Mary Robinson I thought you meant literally

Jack Nicholson wasn't in Batman 2.

If there is no other candidate than I believe we should be asked if we want Mary McAleese to get a second term, Yes or No. Otherwise it's exposing our democracy for the sham it is.

[ArseBurger]

This is how Hillary got in for a few terms. No contesting candidates = a shoo in!