YOURSAY 'The prime minister who has never won a
general election is too scared to face one. That's the truth and there's no way
else one can spin it.'
'BN not jittery about dissolving
Parliament'
Spinnot: The ruling party/coalition normally
chooses a date which is most advantageous to it (for example, when the economy
is doing well), to dissolve Parliament.
If the ruling party/coalition
waits until Parliament's term has expired, it means the incumbent is too scared
to face the electorate.
Minister in PM's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz is
right; BN is not scared of the opposition. It is scared of the
electorate.
Aries46: It's not that Nazri is stupid or
anything. He knows that his boss has no guts to call for the general election
but he (Nazri) has no choice but to blame the opposition, which is what Umno has
been doing these past five years.
It's not entirely Najib's fault either
for ruling without a mandate even though he has his fair share of baggage and
bungling like the Altantuya Shaariibuu debacle, Saiful Bukhari Azlan's
complicity, Rosmah Mansor's Birkin bags and diamond rings, Shahrizat Abdul
Jalil's National Feedlot Corporation scandal, the exposes by P Balasubramaniam
and Deepak Jaikishan and so forth.
But the main stumbling block for Najib
has been none other than former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his right-wing
Perkasa rabble-rousers who constantly threw spanners in the works whenever Najib
had felt that he was ready to get his mandate.
Nazri must summon up the
courage to point his fingers in that direction instead of insulting the
intelligence of right-thinking Malaysians.
KSD: The
prime minister who has never won a general election is too scared to face one.
That's the truth and there's no way else one can spin it. It looks likely that
he may also go down in history as the prime minister who never ever won a
general election.
Tholu: Nazri, you are trying to
portray Umno as a swan on election waters - calm and serene on the top but
paddling frantically underneath.
Look at the stinky carcasses that had
sprung (and continue springing) out of the murky waters - the Sarawak chief
minister's corruption scandal; Mahathir's citizenship-for-votes scandal; the
Scorpene submarine commission scandal; Altantuya's murder; the Cowgate scandal;
RM40 million political donation to Sabah Umno scandal; the Malacca chief
minister's son's wedding extravaganza (130,000 guests feted lavishly); Ampang
LRT line extension project scandal; mysterious and unexplained deaths in
detention scandals; disenfranchised Indians; the cowhead incident; and the ‘burn
Malay bibles' call by Perkasa.
Take yourself, Nazri; don't you think your
son driving a Hummer around belonging to a controversial Sabah businessman
implicated in corruption, makes you a suspect of corrupt practices as
well?
Now tell me who should be jittery?
Hmmmmmmmm:
This is called putting up a false bravado. When they are scared, they
say that the opposition is scared. When they do wrong, they pin the blame on
Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
The people are wise to it already. They
have cried wolf too often.
Fair Play: Nazri, PKR is not
the government of the day and therefore they are in no position to dissolve
Parliament. Now, who is really jittery?
Not Confused: I
don't believe the opposition is in the least bit jittery. All it wants to do is
put an end to the corruption, treachery and abuses of BN as soon as
possible.
Conversely it is obviously Najib and BN who are jittery -
waiting for as long as possible before effectively being forced to dissolve
Parliament and call the long-awaited general election.
If they were even
a little confident, they would have gone to the country months ago so that their
"dear leader" has a genuine mandate to govern.
Instead they have to wait
so that the paper-thin transformation policies show some success. This has
proven to be damp squibs, and instead they are shelling out billions in goodies
in the vain hope that they can buy sufficient votes. How utterly
pathetic.
Linjunlin: The Lima (Langkawi International
Maritime & Aerospace) exhibition will end on March 30.
Usually, after
the exhibition, there will be further acquisition of military weapons and
fighter jets. A caretaker government cannot commit to the
expenditure.
Najib will not want to miss signing these lucrative
contracts. Hence, Parliament will not be dissolved until they are sealed. Nazri
is right, the general election is likely to be held in May.
Multi
Racial: Of course, BN is scared of Pakatan otherwise they would have
called for general election long ago. Everyone knows about that, including
Najib, DPM Muhyiddin Yassin and all Umno members.
So Nazri does not have
to lie about it. Malaysians find the present system such as waste of time and
also very disruptive.
The dates of the general election should be fixed
so that the incumbents can get on with their jobs. There will be less
politicking, businesses have clarity and Malaysians can get on with their life
without having to worry when GE will come.
The present system has caused
so much inconvenience and I hope when Pakatan wins this time, they will change
it to a fixed date like in the United States.
Starr:
Whatever it is, it's utterly unfair in any democratic tradition to keep the
rakyat in suspense for so long since the rakyat's mandate for Umno-BN government
has already expired on March 8, five years after the federal cabinet was formed
and sworn in.
After all, what's the difference between March 8 and April
28? In defending government's power to call for election as and when it deems
fit, Nazri has clearly overlooked the fact that it owns a constitutional duty to
go back to the rakyat for a fresh mandate before its term ends and not drag it
on until the last minute.
Keeping the rakyat in suspense, Najib is
tantamount to playing a guessing game with the rakyat, not only with the
opposition. Let Najib be reminded that the government is only a 'franchisee' of
power and the rakyat are the 'franchisor'.
KnockKnock:
In the eyes of the BN, the opposition is jittery, stupid, weak,
promising rubbish and lies, unIslamic, has foolish ideas and unrealistic
manifestos, etc.
So what is BN waiting for? Strike when the iron is hot.
Hit them hard and finish them once and for all. Call the general election
now.
Oh, I thought you said opposition is jittery? Now, you make the
rakyat more and more confused.
Chee Hoe Siew: PKR hungry
for early election? In case Nazri haven't notice, the present term of government
is officially over and it has already gone beyond injury time.