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Sunday 12 October 2008

Artful Political Orbituary

A writer in The insider said the following:-

  1. Tun Mahathir was Pak Lah’s Watergate. He could not carry out reforms because the culture established by Tun Mahathir was entrenched in UMNO’s psyche.
  2. Pak lah is an accidental agent of change- the happy accident syndrome. Where a positive outcome is but a product of fortuitous events. E.g. The discovery of the microwave.
  3. Pak Lah’s exit is timely as it passes the whole set of problems to Dato Najib.

Sakmongkol’s first reaction- smart, smart. As to link Pak Lah’s incapacity to do anything because the degenerative culture has been set up by Tun Mahathir- sakmongkol has given his take. Its just like the defence lawyer arguing the Menendez brothers murder of their parents. The abusive childhood argument. In this case, the abusive understudy argument. Pak lah and all other ministers were all understudies to Tun Mahathir for 22 years and they were all abused.

What is Pak Lah then? A pliable putty, shaped and crafted into anything people around him want? Possibly that explains why Pah Lah seemed to be under the spell of Khairy, Kamal, Kalimullah and other myrmidons.

Now, about the accidental agent of change. Is this a compliment or reinforcement of the impression that Pak Lah was a dud? Oh…...Pak Lah gave rise to a culture of more openness. Then how come that same openness spoken of glowingly by the writer was not successful to inseminate UMNO? This argument appears to fortify public perception that the majority of the UMNO leaders are indeed half past six. They really represent everything that is wrong with UMNO. Incompetence, brutish-epitomised by people like Nazri Aziz, out of touch with the people and are all in there to feather their nests.

Sakmongkol tell you what- it is precisely because Pak Lah is incapable that all the opposing forces hitherto tamed by the formidable intellect of Tun Mahathir, were now able to come to the surface. They were able to because they could run circles around Pak Lah. So UMNO delegates- kick these people out. Its just a poor imitation of Gorbachev’s Glasnost and perestroika. And look where it led Russia. In Malaysia’s case, it is a case of the scum rises to the top- not the cream. Or, when the MOUSE is away, the FAT Cats come out to play.

But the last point is most disagreeable. Pak Lah’s exit was calculated so that the buck passes to Dato Najib? Hello, the man was overwhelmed by the forces marshaled by the UMNO warlords fearful of their own future. To impute some clairvoyant ability on the simple Pak Lah, god fearing and all, the man who suffers from abusive pupillage, is to confer an ability larger that Pak Lah’s shoulders.

4 comments:

Anonymous,  12 October 2008 at 12:59  

Salam.
The spins they are throwing out is unbelievable. The fact is very simple. It is a leadership issue or to be precise the lack of it. Are they trying to twist facts. Openness me ass! Tell that to Penarik beca, kickdella and RPK.
Sigh..

Mat Cendana 12 October 2008 at 13:13  

En Ariff, thought I should mention this blog that I feel you should make note of: Demi Negara by Kijangmas at http://deminegara.blogspot.com/

He had recently created a storm with his brilliant analysis of "RPK and the types of bloggers in Malaysia". One does not have to agree with him, but his intellect and quality must be appreciated.

Ariff Sabri 12 October 2008 at 14:10  

mat cendana,
i have read deminegara b4. hv read his latest. i hv not included him on the blogroll because theres no information on who he is. as you can see, i dont moderate cooments on my blog. so i entertain ideas dissimilar from mine. do you know him? yes, he has an incisive mind that belies a formidable intellect. dont believe if he says hes darjah 6 je. haha. thanks mat cendana

Anonymous,  12 October 2008 at 23:37  

Pak Lah is ok-lah.
Just appear to be weak but how can we compare anyone with Dr M in terms of being a control freak...
But KJ + releasing Anwar was probably his Waterloo.
Anyway maybe Pak Lah is the CIA plant to destroy UMNO from within..
Too farfetched?
Kee Kee

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