Malaysian 5th PM - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Is this his last nap (ok..stand) as PM? There is wideapread speculation that the PM is in his last throes.
You have Pakatan Rakyat - PK, lead by DSAI & waiting to seize control, with a somewhat people and blog led electoral revolution. see top 5 malaysian political blogs and rpk revolution.
Former PM and UMNO 'outcaste', Dr M is raising all kinds of criticism of AAB; is it to ensure his own legacy is not tainted or for the nation's benefit (which depends how one views him). He even launched a blog on may 1st - http://www.chedet.com/. DAP Chairman Karpal Singh does not think the opposition needs unsolicited support from Dr M. I think our longest serving PM had no choice because no one else was listening to him. UMNO had distanced itself. Note: Dr M said he still supports umno. He appears a complex contradictory character?
Within his own party UMNO, former finance minister Razaleigh Hamzah (or Ku Li) is staging a presidential run. He now admits he was also at fault for losing the 2/3 rd majority. I think he smartely was low-key during the campaign period. He needed the 'shake up' in order to attempt a comeback. Some bloggers think he (& DrM) has some explaining to do wrt accusation of the 80's scandals at bank bumiputra, etc. Ku Li would be admired if he spoke of reforming BN, but he is kind of undefined to most people.
Najib is playing it safe and backs AAB. Perhaps Najib is fated to be the deer in the "Gajah bertarung lawan gajah, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah" Elephants wage war against elephants, deers die in the midst. People are confused with najib because they cannot really relate with him or know what he stands for, other then the obvious. At least AAB was conceived as being 'clean', initially. Even KJ had a persona of being smart & cocky, initially.
AAB's failures does not take away the fact that he freed DSAI. Do you think this action by AAB, would inadvertently spell his political demise either ceremonially or otherwise? We will let history explain/decide who rekindled DSAI career. KJ appears immatured politically and I wont count him out; in the long term.
The ball (and do they have the balls) is in BN's hand, at least for the moment. DSAI is ready. Can BN change, radically, i.e. UMNO, MCA & MIC individually and mutually.
Lets see whats been happening since the last election;
>KJ now agrees the keris waving was wrong. (and Hisahmudin).
(I think this was not the main or important reason. Its economics mismanagment that the everyday malaysian feel and see. Address crime first, while reforming police, and a rather long list of other issues, perhaps then KJ-BN has a chance in the next election. I wouldn't count KJ out!
>The lawyers gave the PM a standing ovations?
>Some MP forget to send questions in?
>No songkok for me DAP? ok now?.
> CM Penang - LGE is a fine politician - flying economy like the people.
>Publishing licenses given/returned.
>Pakatan Rakyat, stumbles but appears to get it together. Revolution of sorts when PKR-PAS-DAP are working it out. People are learning that PAS politician are ethical-non-corrupt and more accepting of other religions; although they disagree with PAS on the 'Islamic State' debate.
>Are the 5 oppostion states going to get the $$ from federal government?
>Rocky Bru meets KJ on World Press Freedom; and says "Will he walk the talk?"-may 8.
>Muhyiddin says "Why should the position of party president be so sacred, sacrosanct ? that nobody can challenge?
>More shouting matches in parliment....
Hope BN changes fundamantally or the next election it would lose power or sooner, as DSAI and DrM also believe.
I think whatever policy changes takes place in the coming periods of political spin; (for that matter even abolishing ISA) would not help or safe AAB. Its economics stupid. The PM and BN allies have no reasonable plans in taking Malaysia into a globalized, educated and competitive nation of fair and just governance.
It appears DSAI has the political will, economics smarts and moral courage in undertaking those challenges.
BTW, I dont think Badawi is Bad-awi
