Friday, October 24, 2008

malaysiakini on ANWAR'S Stalled TAKEOVER

As UMNO struggles to cope with a major makeover and a leadership change, the world is undergoing a global financial crisis that even the experts are bamboozled on how to avert an economic meltdown.
For UMNO with so many years of excesses with the latest being money politics, it probably has to undergo this drastic procedure in order to survive the next polls.
To me, Anwar's decision not to overturn the government is a good strategy. This malaysiakini article Anwar now 'in no hurry' to topple BN gives some details but I believe it is not the best time to run the country especially since many Malaysians still hold the view that the general elections is the best avenue for this and not the cross-overs.
The more compelling reason is that the BN is going to have a tough job to meet the objectives of the next two budgets especially with oil and commodity prices at such low levels.
Anwar should spend his time mentoring the younger leaders so that the struggle for freedom can continue even if he loses his sodomy case. The next two years are going to be tough for Malaysia and if the government does not deliver the goodies, you can be sure it will not win the next general elections.
So why start a revolution when the global economy is working in your favour?

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