Perak

There isn't anything I can say about the Perak situation that hasn't been covered in greater depth and insight elsewhere. My personal thoughts :

* Najib totally outfoxed Anwar in this matter. And while this indicates that Najib may have more brains than some people give him credit for, the lack of morality and ethics shown throughout the affair scares me because ...... isn't Najib supposed to be Malaysia's Prime Minister-in-waiting ?

* The execution of the entire plan, including the ransacking of MB Nizar's office, indicate a degree of ruthlessness and use of force that I'm not comfortable with.

* The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government contributed greatly to their own demise by not dissolving the state assembly when they still could. By the time they decided to do it, it was too late and was akin to closing the barn door after the horses have bolted.

* I don't have much sympathy for the PR government as it was Anwar who publicly started the whole 'katak' hopping between parties issue. Having said that, I greatly symphatize with the Perak people who now have a state government that they didn't vote in.

* We are now left in a situation where BN could 'persuade' enough state assemblymen in the remaining 4 PR states to defect to take over those state governments. If this were to happen, the very least that the BN could do is to pay me for my vote. In fact, they could just pay me every 5 years so that we won't have to go through the charade of a General Election.

* Mitigating factors for PR embracing defections are the actions of the BN federal government since the March 8th elections : lack of cooperation with PR state governments, freeze of funds to PR states, etc.

* Maybe this affair will force Anwar to concentrate on fixing the cracks in the PR coalition rather than trying to unseat BN.

* Karpal Singh has to learn to count to ten before shooting his mouth off. Like it or not, Anwar is the only one holding the PR together. You may not agree with all of Anwar's policies or intentions, but asking for Anwar's head is throwing out the baby with the bath water.

* While we're at it, don't these 3-4 defections merit a serious look from the authorities for corruption ?

* And since it's been confirmed by witnesses that Najib met a PKR Perak assemblyman a mere 2-3 days after the GE on 8th March, what does it say about who actually started the party hopping issue ? Or perhaps said assemblyman needed some assistance with a scholarship and Najib was only too willing to help ? Or maybe even said assemblyman needed some advice from Najib after being sodomised ?

* How can UMNO be serious about eradicating money politics after this episode ?

* The fact that UMNO is refusing to hold state elections as a way of breaking the impasse speaks volumes about what their stand is with regard to the wishes of the rakyat. Or alternatively, what they think of taking their chances in a state election.

Well, the events only go to show one thing :

MALAYSIA BOLEH