How To Stop Anwar

Is Pak Lah dumb enough to use the ISA?

I bet Anwar is just waiting for Abdullah to use the ISA on him as this would then resurrect nationwide demonstrations and show of support for Anwar which he would only be too happy to bask in.

Pak Lah's cards are few but there is one card he can play to effectively stop Anwar and put an end to to his lofty ambitions without creating a national crisis. He can step down.

As dull as he is, I am sure Pak Lah realizes only too well that his days are numbered and his equally lofty ambition to be recognized as someone who is definitely much more than just a "Bapak Mertua Khairy" has flown off long before the ISA arrests started. Zaid Ibrahim has also pulled the final plug from under him by declaring that there was never any serious attempt by Abdullah to reform the judiciary, which was one of Abdullah's string of empty promises to the nation. Thus his failure as a PM is now clear and evident to all.

With nothing left to show Pak Lah can play his trump card by stepping down. Anwar will not be able to respond to this because then his present nemesis in the form of Najib will then be elevated to PM. UMNO will certainly regroup as a lot of unhappiness in UMNO now stems from the fact that Abdullah is unwilling to step down and no one can do anything about it, not even ex-PM Mahathir. Even if Najib's capabilities are suspect one cannot deny that an UMNO revitalized is definitely something no one in Pakatan wants to see.

Forget about bringing back Mahathir and his gang of geriatric goons. They have had their time. UMNO's fresh blood is as hungry and even more determined than any other member in Pakatan save one. A new UMNO is definitely a threat to Pakatan's dream and will also tone down their bedfellows e.g. MCA and Gerakan whom have now become bolder due to a weakened UMNO.

Meanwhile Anwar knows his time is quickly running out and he must wrest his position before Abdullah gives way to Najib. The iron is still hot while UMNO lies paralyzed with a head which is unable to move its body. A new head would awaken a new soul and Anwar will not want to see how the new body fights.

Will Abdullah play his trump card? Time is running out every minute he delays. Letting go of power is not easy but will he go off in a whimper or will he go off with his enemy slained?

Jeff Ooi: PM Abdullah responds to Anwar by shifting his furniture around

Malaysians vote of no confidence to their Prime Minister

Pakatan files no-confidence motion

The opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition (claiming to represent the Malaysian public) has today moved an urgent motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The PM has earlier announced that he will not leave his post for another 2 years on believing that Malaysians still want him as their Prime Minister.



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Pak Lah: Don't Blame Me

I am just the president , the members are to blame

Malaysian PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has absolve himself from any blame in the recent defeat of Barisan Nasional in 2 states. In refusing to blame himself as the cause the PM said it was all due to other UMNO members sabotaging the party and NOT himself. The PM was quick to shift the blame to his own party members after a closed-door briefing session with about 1,000 Umno grassroots leaders at the Putra World Trade Centre on Sunday.


"UMNO members apologising to Abdullah?"

PM Abdullah was adamant that if UMNO collapses after the recent election, he has nothing to do with it and didn't want to be seen as the reason why UMNO and his Barisan counterparts did so badly in the recent election. As a mark of his statemanship the PM elaborated that sabotage by UMNO members could not be attributed to his weak leadership nor his inability to control his own members.

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Going, Going, Gone.

The 2008 General Election has indeed served a delightful bouquet of surprises to the Malaysian public and we can't wait to bid goodbye to dirty old rags:-

Goodbye to Gerakan Acting President Koh Tsu Koon

Goodbye (soon?) to MIC President Samy Vellu

MCA to kick out their President Ong Ka Ting

And finally will UMNO have enough balls to also kick out their President and PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi?

So far only Dr Koh has been the ONLY politician with honour and we respect him for that. The rest are still clinging on to their posts and if they really know what's good for their party and not for themselves they should now do the honourable thing and not wait for others to kick them out.

Malaysians Vote On Whether Pak Lah Should Resign

Exclusive Preview of PM Abdullah's Report Card

Malaysian PM to present his Report Card today

We have the exclusive preview!

1. Stamp out corruption F-
2. Improve safety and security F-
3. Improve independence of Judiciary E-
4. Improve police force E-
5. Protecting minority rights E-
6. Quashing out peaceful rallies A+
7. Reinvent Islam C-
8. Keeping parliament house in order F-
9. Keeping his own house in order (incl. new wife & son-in-law) A+
10. Visiting flood victims E-
11. Keeping commodity prices up (incl. petrol) A+
12. Keeping household goods prices low F-
13. Increasing toll rates A+



Year: 2004 - 2007
Final Result: E-
Conclusion: He has to resit his PM post, so please vote him in again!

How PM Abdullah Badawi fares in cyberspace

The unofficial results are in (PM's report card):

Excellent [ 11 ] [1.57%]
Good [ 13 ] [1.86%]
Average [ 82 ] [11.71%]
Bad [ 168 ] [24.00%]
Worst [ 404 ] [57.71%]
Don't know/No Comment [ 22 ] [3.14%]

This is just too good to not reproduce it here. I think it kind of sums up what Malaysians on the internet think of him (credits to Igor):

Tunku Abdul Rahman - Bapa Kemerdekaan

Tun Abdul Razak - Bapa Pembangunan

Tun Hussein Onn - Bapa Perpaduan

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad - Bapa Pemodenan

Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi - Bapa Mertua Khairy


"OK, are all the photographers from every national newspaper here??"