Lincoln never shirked a debate — Taoiseach should follow his example

I was driving into town early this morning, and I saw the Fine Gael posters calling on us to abolish the Seanad.

I’m sure they’ve been there for a while — they certainly seemed to have got a bit of a battering in the winds of the weekend. I probably wouldn’t have noticed them at all if my daughter hadn’t remarked about how weird they were.

They made me think of Abraham Lincoln. No, not because they were inspiring or touching or memorable, but because they are so cheap and nasty and awful. I don’t know what those posters are designed to achieve, but as someone who believes the Seanad has no future and no point, those Fine Gael posters would almost make me want to change my mind and vote against abolition.