Stay, Pak Lah....
First and foremost, it's sad to know that the last Kennedy brother now has a brain tumor.
With that out of the way, back to Malaysian politics.
Should Pak Lah step down now that Mahathir, the grumpy old man who has been extremely critical of his governing, quit UMNO?
Of course not. Quoting Tun Musa, Mahathir was a thorn in UMNO's side. He basically got rid of everyone he didn't like or had dissenting opinions and literally worked to Sinatra's "My Way" for 22 years.
Now suddenly when all his misdeeds are dug up after being compost for 22 years, he's gone all sentimental and states that nobody cares about him and quits UMNO?
This is exactly why Pak Lah should stay, because it just goes to answer the question. Are people loyal to the stances and agendas of the United Malay National Organization, or simply being cronies to Mahathir?
156 cronies from Kedah answered that question rather well.
Mahathirs' own son, bless his soul, saw through his father's BS and made the right choice.
While Sharir Samad states the gloomy predicament of preparing for another general election, I honestly think otherwise. Abdullah Badawi still has the mandate to rule, regardless of dissenting voices within his own party.
If they want him gone so badly, they need to step up to the plate and answer this question for me.
Who's going to replace Pak Lah?
If you tell me Najib, I'd rather vote Anwar Ibrahim as next PM.
Same goes for Khairy, Hishamuddin, or even Tengku Razaleigh and Syed Hamid Albar.
Muhyiddin Yassin shows promise.
If you say Sharir Samad, I may vote UMNO after all....depending on who
you put up in Shah Alam, of course. Not going to vote for no
70-year-old 4 term MP who doesn't do much.
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I agree with your logic for your PM to stay, but I'd suggest that Malaysia should really look further afield for her future leaders. The UMNO-led government has had a long run with very patchy results and it is still a long way from where it ought to be. "Bereft of ideas and vision" is how I'd see the situation.
But I hope that the opposition can get its act together because otherwise, it deserves to be slammed for demonstrating the same lameness as the other crowd.
True. Campaigning to win is the easy part. Anyone can go out there and lie convincingly.
But governing - now that takes real skills and smarts.
Which neither side is showing much of right now....sad, isn't it?
I just read that Mad Hatter's causing all sorts of issues by resigning from UMNO. I think it's just ridiculous how a retired politician can instigate so much instability in the political arena.
I've never had time for Mad Hatter and would suggest that he gets back in the ring and fight fair, or butt out completely. Take up fishing or something.. or maybe write his memoirs for those who care about what he thinks.
The way he's carried on in the past 2 years, it doesn't seem to me that he's retired at all. He's been white-anting your democratically-elected government at every opportunity. That's dangerously close to sedition in my book.