There is no doubt that Varadkar doesn't do the faux ''great to see you Mary'' routine very well but that shortcoming was well documented before he became Taoiseach. On occasion he has forgotten himself, such as last July when he compared Micheal Martin to a sinning Catholic priest. His migration towards a more scripted politician was inevitable and if party members didn't realise that then they don't understand politics. Varadkar once said: "I'm not a half-Indian politician, or a doctor politician or a gay politician for that matter. By diminishing the impact of the attacks, he has missed an opportunity to stand up for immigrants, the LGBT community and people with disabilities.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2020 02:26 UTC