Attempts to reach over Mr Arafat's head by propping up and reaching out to his prime ministers first Mr Abbas himself and then Ahmed Qurei came to nothing while the old man still lived.
But thentheman who thought the two MLAs were on the right track added "and you can say that came from a republican", which also was not necessarily that heartening if you are planning to canvass for votes around unionist areas of Lagan Valley or South Down.
One man in the illegal liquor business who operates in Gocharan said this batch came from a man who was "extremely greedy" and who watered down the liquor then mixed in pesticide to give it "flavour".