'Get over it'; George wasn't cut out for the job

In the words of Roy Keane, it's time to 'get over' George Lee's resignation from Fine Gael.
The RTE man found that the system in Leinster House doesn't accommodate star candidates who think they can change the world.
There's no doubt the George Lee's heart was in the right place.
He's a guy who entered the political ring with fire in his belly, and a belief that he had something to give towards solving this country's economic crisis.
There was no mention of fixing potholes or sorting out medical cards when George put himself before the people.
Nonetheless The electorate in Dublin South loved him and duly returned him to the Dáil in last year's by-election.
But that's where the good news stops.
George seems to have thought that he would be central to providing the solutions to our ever worsening economic problems, but he hadn't bargained for 'the system' that rules everything, and everybody, in Irish political life.
It's the system that tells new TDs that they must serve their time and earn their promotions and positions of power.
You don't go from the RTE newsroom to the heart of political decision making in nine months- no matter who you are, or how good you think you are.
That's why going into politics is a marathon style event, and not the sprint that George had in mind.
It's no wonder then that, by the time many politicians get their chance to shine, their best days are behind them.
Leinster House and Fine Gael have proven themselves, in this case, to be the killers of enthusiasm and the knackers yard for a naive belief that one individual has anything to offer 'the system'.
I think George Lee was wrong to jump ship before he really tested Fine Gael's willingness to embrace him and his ideas.
But who knows, maybe he is better off getting out before he gives any more of his time to a party that plainly only wanted him for his vote gathering ability at election time and his 'star' quality and communications skills.
George Lee was used by Fine Gael, and used badly.
This episode should be a lesson to all; you can't be part of the political system unless you submit to it from the start. It dictates how, and when you rise through the ranks and start to make a real difference.
That's why only true politicians, and those who are willing to wait their turn, should go anywhere near a political party to make their mark.
It's time to move on and get over George Lee's 'toys out of the pram' moment.
It may have been great media fodder, and it may have exposed Enda Kenny's style of leadership, but in reality it's been nothing more than a pointless sidewhow.