Keep ‘stupid ol’ pencils’

THE Taoiseach told the Dáil last week that Ireland would be the laughing stock of Europe if it didn’t introduce e-voting soon.

He said that “our silly old system is outdated”, and that the use of “stupid ol’ pencils” was not the norm in the 21st century.

Mr Ahern is obviously not aware that 21 of the 25 countries in the EU still use “stupid ol’ pencils” to chose their elected representatives.

The Taoiseach’s comments are less about a fear of being left behind by the rest of Europe and more about trying, yet again, to vindicate possibly the single greatest example of Government incompetence in the last 10 years.

How many more times does he intend to insult the intelligence of voters?

Sarah Moore

Kilmore Quay

Co Wexford