How I laughed

"A FF council candidate who was the
victim of a bogus letter urging voters
to support his running mate has said he
is 'amazed' the party has accepted an
apology from the perpetrator.

Pat Rath lost out to sitting councillor
Lorcan Allen by less than 400 votes in
the Local Elections.

Letters were sent to several thousand
voters, purporting to come from the
Taoiseach, asking them to give their
first preference to Mr Allen.

Mr Allen today took full responsibility
for the letter and apologised to Mr
Rath for the deception "

He used prepaid envelopes to post the letters from the Dail ( ie paid for by taxpayers ) and forged Bertie Aherns signature on the letters ....... A glittering career in Irish politics awaits ....and they are in the same party. ohohohohhoo..... you couldn't make it up...