Let’s get this straighter than straight before people say I’m bluer than Gonzi. I believe the PN team in Government has been a rather tired, jaded lot. They have scored more auto-goals than would have been dreamt possible by any bizarre script-writer. Some of their pre-electoral promises are rather shady too.

But they have kept the country going quite steadily with some remarkable achievements. This notwithstanding the mad, vociferous and unwarranted spokes in their wheels shoved by the main opposition party. This party of spite was made up of JPO, Jesmond and the now really and thankfully irrelevant Franco Debono.

The rest—the official opposition—were muter than mute. They were obviously given golden advice to keep mum, zip their mouths and act as cute as possible. All spokesmen were discreetly placed in a cupboard leading up to the election. But even now the cupboards harbouring some labour guys and gals seem to be overcrowded. Surely this should be a case of hey don’t worry get out of the closet now we will all embrace you and welcome some words from you.

Let’s now be as fair as possible on the parties. I know I’m tainted with what people see as blue tinted specs. But I promise I keep trying to be as objective as possible and will pass judgment as is deserved—and will vote accordingly too not just based on what my heart might dictate.

Let’s get back to the PN—yes, tired and jaded but good on delivering. Good on what keeps us steady and all people seem pleasantly fatted and hardly protesting about austerity and tightening of belts.

The PL? Hmmm till now impressive, very impressive. In slickness and in lit-up billboards adorning our landscape. Never thought I could see so many smiling faces. All this sounds great—which does sort of prove that the PN has done well in keeping its finances in check and the economy in good shape. Because if not I imagine the PL would be screaming that we have a financial hole which hardly warrants all those smiles.

I have no clue what the way forward is according to the LP. Beyond words and pledges I have hardly seen any beef and when the beef was promised it was rather lean on substance.

Even the much-heralded programme is still being prepared. I’d have thought with all their whizz kids they’d have come out with a handsome volume of promises, pledges and proposals all explained away brilliantly. Or were the Labour wizards all whizzing away turning Joseph’s amazing story into book form?

I would rather have a jaded Prime Minister than a happy smiling energetic one who provides no clue as to how he intends conducting business.