Dr M, Kah Choon and Pakatan

Dr M's vision for Pakatan government

Dr M has good vision, like he always had, which was why he was our PM for so long. He is a leader, who can lead, who is convincing and who can sway the majority's thinking. He could now see the impact of Kah Choon's move and the impact of a good government, even if it is of the opposition. However he probably intentionally missed the important point and that is it doesn't matter whether it is the Barisan or the Pakatan who is doing the good job of working for the betterment of all Malaysians.

He should be more broad minded in his view as to whoever can do the best job for the country should therefore lead. If Pakatan can do a better job in terms of being less corrupt, more efficient, better longer vision economically, politically, they should be given a chance to perform. However, in the end if we think that another party or leader can do better than that, the old party should be voted out. In this way there will be check and balance, and there will always be someone else who will try to be better than the government of the day.
Dr M has done his fair bit for the country, good and bad. Let the people decide for themselves whether they still want the old guard to govern them or do they now want change. The government in waiting is trying very hard to do their best for the country and I think the people can accept that very well. They will be most welcome in the next election.
And thank you Dr M for pointing out that appointing Kah Choon is a good move for the country and that the move is not politically motivated. Syabas to the new Penang government.

Wednesday April 30, 2008

Don’t take Kah Choon’s move lightly, says Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR: The decision by former Gerakan deputy secretary-general Datuk Lee Kah Choon to accept a job under the Penang DAP Government should not be taken lightly by Barisan Nasional if it wishes to survive and regain the people’s support, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

The former prime minister said in a letter that Lee might be motivated by a genuine desire to work for the good of Penang and Malaysia but, “it may also be because loyalty to Barisan is now based on personal gains or fear of punishment of some kind.”

He said this was especially so among the leaders and there was no genuine love for the objectives said to be the raison d’etre for the coalition’s existence.

Dr Mahathir added that if the Opposition were able to provide a good government, look after the interests of ordinary people, and lead a Spartan lifestyle, those who voted for them out of anger against Barisan would transfer their loyalty permanently to them.

When that happens, he said Umno and the other component parties could forget about recapturing the states they lost to the Opposition and their turncoat members would remain turncoats who would actively work against Barisan in the next elections.

“To lose once is bad but to lose a second time is an unmitigated disaster,” he said.

Dr Mahathir said unless drastic action was taken now there would not be enough time to rehabilitate Umno and all the other component parties for the next general election.