AP Revisited...

I think now I'm beginning to see why the PM and the Govt haven't or appear not willing to act. If you refer to the response given in Parliament on Tuesday by Datuk Nazri Aziz, Minister in the PM's Dept, you can perhaps try to understand why.

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=161133

He said there is no need for a Royal Commission to be set-up to investigate the allegations because this is a PRIVATE issue between two individuals. I guess he must be talking on behalf of the PM and the Govt.

So, all along the PM and the Govt thinks this is a private issue, thus no need for them to be involved.

I believe this is where he, the PM and the Govt has got it all wrong. This mindset of 'this being a private issue' needs to be corrected.

So eveything starts with the mindset in my view.

Maybe the Govt should do a poll and ask the public if they think the issues raised are serious allegations of national importance, or simply a private matter between two individuals. If the PM and the Govt thinks this is a private issue, then I believe they're completely out of touch with what's happening on the ground.

Setting up a Royal Commission to investigate is a good idea. PM can always set-one immediately and it only takes a whisper. He can still spend time with his wife and family. Give the Royal Commission one month to investigate and publish the results after Raya. Miss AP can still enjoy her Raya.

If you're a leader, responsibility to the public comes before your family. I'm sure the PM knows this before he assumes office. Given that he's spent only a short time with his wife (may Allah bless her soul) despite her ailing conditions demonstrates his sense of responsibility and understanding of his responsibilities as the PM.

But what I'm concern now is the mindset displayed by the PM and the Govt on this issue, perhaps leading to this inaction. Unless they say Nazri Aziz is talking on behalf of himself.

I could be jumping the gun a little bit, but I think Malaysia is ripe for a revolution. Personally, I'm inspired by the Bolivarians.

It's no longer time for cabinet 'renovation'. It's time for re-construction. And that means replacement of the old guards, either through political means or by revolutionary forces.

In a country with more than 60% majority voters are below 40 years of age, I'd expect, revolutionary forces to be at work unless the politicians succeed in keeping us occupied with EPL, AF3, Warung Uncle Don etc. whilst they and their friends are stealing from the nation's coffers.

This is 2005, every politician must stands on its own. Patronage breeds weaklings..