Maulud Kahar called at about 5 p.m. Then I looked in on "the Star on line" carrying the same breaking news. Is it true, really, really true ?
So, after a long Hari Raya break, Dollah finally swallowed the cud he's been chewing on the last 6 months. Now he's got it ? He's finally leaving ? For good ?
But he can still change his mind. It's still 5 months away before the UMNO General Assembly.
In the meantime, in a day's time, the Divisional meetings will start. Already the Deputy President's slot is getting crowded. I see some ambitions being shown. Or are there red herrings here ?
This is a good time to make fresh changes in UMNO. I assure you, UMNO people ! you better do that, or say bye-bye to GE13.
There are some lessons to be learnt here. No, not that GE12 loss - that's been told and retold. This is about reality. A reality show, if you like. Great people are thrust great things, and even if they don't always achieve the great deeds demanded of them, they go about it with conviction and purpose plain to see. They don't grovel and hesitate and squirm. They take the bull by the horn. And they take pride in their craft.
Leaders don't hang their heads and sigh dear me, dear me ! They don't mooch and stare emptily at their feet. They know where they belong - right up there with the troops ! You don't lead from behind !
The class act is to know when you've worn out the welcome. You don't wait to be shown the door. You owe it to yourself to show some human dignity and face the music like a man, and swallow your medicine blah, blah, and all that jazz.
How hollow the words ring, when, dragged by the short hairs, you say, sheepishly, convincing no one, "OK, OK, I'm going. But this is for the love of my party". You don't know that the party does not love you ?
Still haven't got it, have you ?
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