Whenever anyone who does not swoon at the feet of Joseph Muscat dares mention Labour's less than glorious past, the Lil'Elves and Cheer Leaderettes screech and shout and run about, yelping that we should look forward, rather than back.
Whenever Joseph Muscat, resplendent in his overcoat and dark suit, his youthful vigour set off by his blue tie, evokes the past, on the other hand, he is so imbued with statesmanlike qualities that make you wonder why he hasn't been whisked off to Washington to have a mountain carved out in his likeness.
Muscat's latest foray down the rocky road to Labour's past, no doubt inspired by the notion that it's all very well appealing to the middle ground but you also need to hold your core, had him telling us, without a hint of embarrassment that the country (well, Labour, but they never see the difference) "steel soldiers to fight in favour of civil liberties such as IVF, civil unions for same sex couples, constitutional amendments and against censorship".
What brass neck. Seriously, this lad either has a complete and utter ignorance of what his own party used to do in the past (and all he needs to do is ask Karmenu Vella, Joe...
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