George Lee- It’s my ball and I’m going home. #glee

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George Lee has resigned from Fine Gael and has resigned his seat in the Dáil for the most petulant, self-indulgent reasons. Quitting the party is one thing, but to resign the seat after 9 months spits in the eye of the Dublin South electorate. I’d be surprised if there’s more than a 40% turn out in the inevitable by-election to come.
Quitting a Dáil seat in frustration at not being able to change things in 9 months is a complete contradiction in terms and a copout that Sarah Palin would be proud of.

Allan Cavanagh is a Galway-based caricature artist and cartoonist who specialises in wedding and corporate entertainment. He has represented Ireland in cartoon festivals in France and Algeria and has had work published in newspapers, magazines and educational books all over the world. See more of his work at www.caricatures-ireland.com!

9 Comments

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  4. red mum

    February 8, 2010 at 11:50 pm

    Ha very good

  5. Elaine

    February 8, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    Nice work, Allan…

  6. Sergei

    February 8, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    If he was disgusted with Fine Gael he could have resigned the party whip. Resigning his seat sends a whole other message – mostly, to the people who elected him.

  7. Allan

    February 8, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    Thanks guys.

  8. Bngr

    February 10, 2010 at 8:00 pm

    How long do you give it before he starts on the self help talk show circuit with “How I recovered from self-destrutive pathological attention seeking”, so that he can help others with the same illness.

  9. Allan

    February 11, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    Oh god no. I can’t handle any more George Lee on the telly. You should definitely get a cut for the the idea though Bngr.

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