D-day and the talks fell through

Today was the day that they would all unite and come out with the big plan to rescue the Irish economy which is in free fall. Instead, the talks collapsed over disagreements. Particularly regarding pensions. Did they really surprise us? Did we honestly believe that partners with very different agendas would be able to put their own group aside for the better of the country? I don`t think so.
So where are we now? If we are lucky, perhaps better of. How can that be you might ask...Well, perhaps this is the time for the government to actually govern. For them to lead buy example and show us where they want Ireland to go. What this country now need is a path to recovery, it might take a long time but a path of sorts is at least a start. They need to take the tough decisions and show decisiveness and action. Perhaps they feel that they can now.