Lawmakers.

19.7.2010.

I was at Parliament recently, but not to watch the debates in the House, rather for a meeting at the adjacent Parliamentry Offices regarding, of all things, a golf tournament planned by the Muhyiddin's  group this 25th. July. In the meantime, I was lingering outside the Assembly Hall and watched the agitated Bung Mokhtar entangling with the DAP from Ipoh Timor or Barat or something, and the DAP Sec Gen Kit Siang.  I didn't  know that my meeting about half-an-hour later would be chaired by the very same Bung Mokhtar. 

I also passed by the Press Con, with a sullen-looking Anwar Ibrahim. What a waste, I thought. A rare Malay personality with the gift of the gab, but totally imbued with his own self-importance ,  and using all his craft to wrangle all those connections from overseas to promote his major cause - himself ! 

I was thinking, how many voters really follow what their respective parliamentarians actually do in Parliament. I saw many empty seats on the cctv. The hallways and the Members Bar and the cafeteria were well patronised, while all makes of cars were coming and going outside. 

I was thinking what was the government thinking when they decided to buy the two submarines for 2 billion. Are they thinking we're going to war with Singapore, or Indonesia, or Thailand perhaps. I heard that one of the subs has some serious technical problems that are going to cost some more hard-earned public money. They could have spent the 2 billion to beef up the army and that would have been more strategically meaningful and practical, if not downright cheaper.

Najib should get some right advice, and real quick. The good thing is the next GE is at least 24 months away. The bad news is UMNO is not ready  for any real fight if it's now.

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