Sadder than sad

I have not quite figured out what makes politicians so bloody thick. But the decision to defend St Julian's mayor Peter Bonello's folly to issue a direct order, right before the 2013 election to Nationalist Party benefactor Zaren Vassallo is foolish.

Nazzareno Vassallo was awarded a direct order to build a €13 million old people's home. News has it that other companies who feel cheated at the way this contract was awarded, presented a judicial protest on the matter.

To see the PN blame it on junior Labour minister Franco Mercieca is silly, if not diabolical.  

On another matter - the Darryl Luke Borg case - the decision to query the independence and veracity of the Police Board report because of the composition of its members is also questionable. Yes, some of the board members have political connections and links. It would be ideal if they had no connection at all. But since when are boards free from political interference?

With that kind of reasoning we have to question the inquiries, the boards that have been set up over the last 35 years. Shadow minister for home affairs Jason Azzopardi did none of this. He seems to have started to question the seriousness of boards after March 9.

All of the past boards have been set up by politicians and organised and led by political appointees. Not all appointees are hopeless and dishonest. God forbid. Even the commission against corruption was led by political appointees with clear links to the ruling party. So were all their rulings bad?

In the case of the police board, the judge emeritus Franco Depasquale, chairman of the board, is definitely not a Labour stooge.

To defend disgraced police inspector Elton Taliana, whose questionable character was noted by the former Commissioner of Police, is sad. It is sadder when you think that PN leader Simon Busuttil thinks otherwise.