Shadow cabinet: Utusan Malaysia’s frontpage boo boo
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL
When we received an e-mail of the PKR proposed shadow cabinet, we were having tea with a friend from Utusan Malaysia.
We were laughing off at the idea of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim becoming the Prime Minister. Immediatey, we called a PAS friend to tell him that Anwar is the shadow Prime Minister and Dato Seri Hadi is Deputy Prime Minister I.
Again we laughed.
Thus it is unbelievable for Utusan to give frontpage coverage to Papagomo’s posting. Page 3 or 4 can lah …. but not frontpage. [Read Papagomo here.]
No way Anwar
Both us and our PAS friend are aware that Hadi has never endorsed Anwar as Prime Minister. He only said to deal with it when we win.
That explains why Mustafa Ali was upset with Azmin’s men Shuhaimi for announcing this list. It is obvious to fortify the public support for Anwar to be the Prime Minister if they win. [Read Outsyed the Box here.]
Hadi may not give support to Anwar if he does not give any leeway for PAS’s Islamic agenda.
Nik Aziz may have given support for Anwar Ibrahim but God knows where is the caveat in his statement.
He could change his mind or forgot what he said or dozed off in midst of being reminded of his past support. He cannot refuse an Islamic agenda if Hadi start to assert.
PAS practises tarkiyah. What is it? Go find out.
One thing we are reminded of DAP’s Karpal Singh press conference that blast Anwar’s morality and 916 stunt. Karpal was the one who raised of Anwar’s homosexuality in Parliament in 1997 before it became an issue in 2001.
Karpal Singh maybe his counsel but there could be more to it. Giving support to Anwar is in contradiction to his principle on morality of a leader. He is usually uncompromisable on principle issues. Why did he change his mind?
It only means DAP is merely using Anwar for gaining political mileage.
Another fact is that they have mentioned of the rights of non Malays to be Prime Minister for many times. It would mean their support for Anwar is temporary.
They would want to have one of their own as Prime Minister. We predict the Lims plan to make Lim Guan Eng as first Chinese Prime Minister. They will insist on being sole Deputy Prime Minister.
Why then did Karpal Singh psyche Lim Guan Eng in public as Pakatan’s Deputy Prime Minister in their spat? No DPM I or II or III? Only DPM!
We have heard a DAP friend who said, “No way Anwar will be Prime Minister!”
Meaningless Shadow Cabinet
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| Labour’s shadow cabinet formed in October 2010. Read UK’s The Daily Mail here. |
A shadow cabinet is meant to shadow the work of a particular Cabinet member to provide check and balance. To finally announce it when general election is looming, it serves no purpose but cheap political campaign.
Just as we described Pakatan’s Shadow Budget as meaningless, the same applies here.
Why do they need three Deputy Prime Ministers? Does it mean the order of heir apparent to the Prime Minister is in that sequence of Haji Hadi, followed by Lim Kit Siang and the uncertain third from Sabah or Sarawak?
All the three Deputy Prime Minister, in which two are already confirmed component party President, are powerless and without a portfolio. What is the purpose then?
For a shadow cabinet, why do you need Minister for PM Department? Just put have one to correspond the specific portfolio. Imagine having one of the minister in the PM Department is a party President
Some laughs
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| Cabinet meeting in session? |
If PKR have 20 Minister, Syed Akbar said:
… if DAP and PAS are also to have equal numbers of Ministers, the Pakatan will have a 60 member Cabinet (20 PKR, 20 DAP and 20 PAS). Assuming PAS and DAP win more seats than PKR then it could be be 20 PKR Ministers, 30 DAP Ministers and 40 PAS Ministers – a 90 member Cabinet. They can have their Cabinet meetings at the Shah Alam Stadium.
The first comment on Papagomo’s blog indirectly asked why the Minister from Sabah and Sarawak is limited to only Deputy Prime Minister III.
If it is filled by someone from Sabah, then there is no Minister from Sarawak. Vici versa when it is filled by Sarawakian.
Actually there is one Full Minister as in Sarawak’s DAP State Sec Gen, Chong Chien Jen for Higher Education.
Why none from Sabah?
Noticeable is the absence of Karpal Singh. One prediction of Pakatan’s cabinet placed Karpal Singh as Home Minister.
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| Azmin want Home Ministry for vendetta? |
It is replaced with Azmin. It would certainly be convenient and handy to erase past evidences and stop investigations of police reports.
Is it time for vengence?
Don’t tell us that Deputy President of PAS, Ahmad Sabu is left to still only do in ceramah day and day out when Pakatan rules. He would want to be a Minister too.
With DAPSY Youth, Anthony Loke as full Minister for Housing and Local Authority, wouldn’t it make Cocky and Arrogant Dear Leader and Secretary General, Lim Guan Eng less relevent as Penang Minister?
