"Who's Franco Debono?"

That is a question I just answered on a whim on Facebook which got me thinking I might as well go mainstream on this blog for once and jump on the topic bandwagon, as you will.

I believe that this is precisely the question that a particularly attention-starved MP is tired of hearing. I can't profess any particular political proficiency whatsoever, but I can however conclude, after watching his drawn out interview on television, that he is a massive twat.

Within the first five minutes of a two hour long programme, he was reduced to a wailing bag of random nonsense. He also used the presenter's apology at the very beginning for an issue raised in last week's programme as a reference point to substantiate most, if not all, of the arguments that he was very untidily presenting.

It really seems to me that all Dr Debono needs is a hug. He seems to be very proud of himself as edited clips from his recent various press releases show. He mentioned that he is a hard-working man; one of the best criminal lawyers in Malta; a humble servant to the public; he possesses a solid love for politics and justice; and he was also a bright student in secondary school. These are just the few which my memory chose to retain.

The Prime Minister is being pressured by Dr Debono to resign as, in his eyes, the country is no longer a democracy, but an oligarchy. Bearing in mind that the first time he effectively said so was when the very recent reshuffling of the cabinet did not go as well as he had hoped. He wants attention and he wants to be a minister and he didn't get what he wanted so now he has finally threatened to sabotage his political obligation to stand by his party as well as the people who have voted for him in the party's name by voting against, thus causing a parliamentary implosion of sorts that will end up with a call for an early election. Something that we, as a nation, cannot afford right now.

My personal and final note and conclusion is that he brought personal grudges into a parliament that just has no place for them. He is bitter because his old classmate and educational rival is the leader of the main party in the opposition, while Dr Debono is still a back-bencher after roughly 15 years "struggling" and "sacrificing" a lot for his political ideologies. I say suck it up you whining child and stop wreaking more havoc where havoc is already on the agenda what with a new recession and countless other difficulties to be faced.

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