The PC and Perpetually Offended Brigade

[mickO)))]

You'd wonder what has happened behind closed doors given how arrogant the prick has been over the last few years anytime he was asked to resign and now he does it out of nowhere. I'd say either a scandal is about to be made public or he got one of those UN council jobs that Trudeau and the rest are mad after. Even just not seeing Varadakars face or hearing his voice moving forward is a good thing but in the grand scheme of things some other prick will just take over and continue his work.

[hellfire]

I'd imagine he has some overpaid, low effort job lined up for sure. He'd have to be compensated for years of throwing the electorate under the bus. I think someone put a pin in their arrogance balloon with the referendum result. They sobered up and realised that the plebs they've been stepping on still have a say. Hoping this is the beginning of the end for woke terrorism.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Load of factors involved no doubt, but I reckon he wouldn't be resigning had the referendums gone their way.

[Pagan Saviour]

The guff he gave Cowen all those years back about "ruining the country" is looking quite special now. Varadkar in my opinion has been the worst in my lifetime and that's quite an achievement  given the names that would appear on that list. We've had lovable rogues and out and out corruption but those individuals were politically astute, shrewd.

The term arrogant prick was used earlier, I'd lob in coward and snivelling yes man on top. Next.

[Carnage]

Something's gonna come out, it's fairly obvious. He wouldn't have stepped down now otherwise, particularly when he didn't quit after the last election (5 or 6 counts before he got in, the worst performing sitting Taoiseach in the history of the state).

Watching the body language and expressions of those around him in the press conference - McEntee was fidgety and dour, she knows something; Harris had a face like thunder, he's been told he won't have a shot at the leadership; Donoghue was wondering which Teletubby was which; Coveney was as smug as only the heir apparent could be, he's next up.

[John Kimble]

Varadkar is an absolutely vile person, delighted to see the back of him. There has been no shortage of complete chancers in office before but at least the likes of Haughey and Aherne, crooked as they were, had a bit of personality about them. Predictable enough farewell speech, big up the emotions, take credit for stuff that nothing to do with this government, put a positive spin on, or just dismiss, the shit stuff. Clown.

[open face surgery]

Good riddance to the horrible slimebag. There's obviously a lot more to it given it's politics. He was all but gone before covid and then somehow his approval went up again, as he openly made jokes in the statements about lockdown, while people were afraid to leave their homes.

His resignation could only be bettered by his death.

[astfgyl]

Great news about Varadkar stepping down. Now if the rest of the current government would fuck off with him that would be great. My guess is they're going to try to get someone who will appear less woke until they get reelected. After that they'll go back to the business of fucking the country up.

This. They will continue along the exact same path once they've convinced enough folk that they've changed to get back in.

I would love to see them wiped out of existence, along with ff, the greens and also the shinners.

Doesn't leave much but we can cross that bridge when we come to it

[John Kimble]

Was listening to radio on drive to work and the inevitable discussion of his successor came up.

Simon Harris, Paschal Donohue and Helen McEntee being mooted, in that order.

Christ, just when you think things can't get any worse.

[ochoill]

Delighted he's gone.  Finally!  A unifying cause for the thread lol

[astfgyl]

https://twitter.com/thelittlegreen6/status/1770468270212067508?t=o1-HQ1m98WjH5GSzvl3nAg&s=19

It was only a matter of time but here we all are

[astfgyl]

Was listening to radio on drive to work and the inevitable discussion of his successor came up.

Simon Harris, Paschal Donohue and Helen McEntee being mooted, in that order.

Christ, just when you think things can't get any worse.

Ah for fucks sake

[mickO)))]

Something's gonna come out, it's fairly obvious.

As much as I believe this is why he stepped down I don't think anything will come out sure look at Horse face in New Zealand who is arguably even worse then Leo basically the female Trudeau she stepped down in a similar fashion out of nowhere. It's been over a year and not a thing has come out about her.

[Ollkiller]

Delighted he's gone as he is a prick but as far as Taoiseachs go there was far worse than him. Bertie for one.

[Pagan Saviour]

As much as I didn't like the man I think Leo was worse than Bertie