Falling for propaganda of loyalty to the leader

ACCORDING to your political editor Harry McGee, Finance Minister Brian Cowen is “the personification of the heart and soul of his party and what it represents and stands for” (Irish Examiner, September 29).

While Mr McGee was writing in high praise of the minister, he unwittingly hit the nail on the head regarding the response of Fianna Fáil politicians to the controversy surrounding the acceptance of large amounts of cash by Bertie Ahern while he was Minister for Finance.

Not a single Fianna Fáil politician, not a single minister, not a single party official, not even a single ordinary member had the courage to stand up and clearly state that accepting such payments was wrong.