
Friday, 19th September 2008
Past, present and future
Referring to the editorial entitled First 100 Days As Labour Party Leader (September 13), it seems that the haze has not cleared but became even denser. Joseph Muscat 's demeanour since he became a member of the European Parliament made it oblivious to most that only five years ago he was a fully-fledged anti-EU exponent.
On September 7, during a gathering to which Lawrence Gonzi was present, David Casa MEP quite rightly and sensibly reminded those present that, in 2003, Dr Muscat was one of the architects that led Labour's campaign against Malta's entry into the EU. Mr Casa also invited those present to hold their breath just for a moment and imagine what Malta would be today outside the EU.
Only some months ago, Dr Muscat was also against Malta joining the eurozone.
What would happen to Malta should Dr Muscat as Prime Minister misjudge so wrongly Malta's future.
Surely those who opted to trust Dr Muscat failed to recall his very recent past.







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Do you think that if D.Casa, who is a nationalist, would have gone against his party as for EU membership....i think he still would have voiced in favour.
So, what do you expect from J.Muscat.....
Also this EU issue has been cleared as the MLP has said more than once that the people wish has been accepted and that we should do our utmost to get the best from EU.
Or is it that u and ur friends can't find anything to come up with against J.Muscat...
As for your attacks on Joseph Muscat, truth is that the Leader of the Labour Party and soon to be leader of the opposition proved himself in the European Parliament and he has put forward his best diplomatic abilities
He won a glowing endorsement from Martin Schulz, the chairman of the Party of European Socialists
Nationalists became experts in scaremongering tactics . It worked very well with Alfred Sant. But that game is now over. All the Maltese know Joseph Muscat as a deeply convinced pro-European and you can do nothing about it.
Dr. Gonzi is running a country with unlimited variable circumstances. Most of the times, where it counts he took correct decisions. One must not forget that he also has a full term to carry out his proposals. However I do not think that the price of oil is his call!
Now for Dr. Muscat, his crusade against Malta joining the EU and the Eurozone, not conceeding defeat during the referendum etc,., What changed within the EU that made the EU, the devil in persona for Malta ok? The argument that the people have spoken is foolish, the MLP, Dr. Muscat and all had the polls in hand, they knew what the people wanted way before. In any case the referendum returned a no brianer result. They didn't even want to hear Mr. Joe Public. So yes, one can indeed infer what Dr. Muscat's decision making will be should he pilot Malta based on his past. And one can also do the same for Dr. Gonzi, even if the circumstances, the data available and the countless parameters involved are indeed different. and there definately is no referendum to tell Dr. Gonzi the price of oil (as an example)
It seems that his vision of Malta 2015 with budget surplus in 2010 is all "duhhan fl-ajru". Was it a sound decision not to hedge when oil prices were a $60 per barrel saying that it's a bet and then start hedging when the prices exceeded $100 per barrel??? I bet you haven't received the electricity bill until now. Believe once you do you would really appreciate these sound decisions taken by our Leader.
My comment was referring to Dr. Gonzi’s leadership abilities too, so I was pretty much speaking about the same subject but in relation to another person (in fact if you note, at the end of my comment I pointed out Dr. Gonzi as leader of PN and the country).
You admitted that you were pinching a little which shows that your intention was merely to raise the political aspect and not just criticising Dr. Muscat’s leadership and please, I just raised a question so there is no need to start calling people names, etc.
Send a letter to the time of malta about Dr Gonzi Mr. Dingli and I will reply as I have on this subject (and have done so in the past).
He is the leader of the PN and the country.
If Joe Muscat, misjudged, the EU entry for Malta, The Eurozone entry for Malta and God knows how many other things that Dr. Sant opposed and Dr. Muscat supported the oppostion to. Then what is your level of confidence in Dr. Muscat to take the correct decisions based on his erractic (grossly) decisions in the past.
This is above the political aspect of who is the best to lead the country..whether blue or red. This is about leaders ! If one took such bad decisions in the past, he potentially will do the same when at the helm of Malta in the future.
It seems that we have a long long way to go.
Joseph is at least a hope.