Why is this man so fickle?

I normally do not like to blog on politics. But this recent event - Fuel Price moves from RM2.70 to RM2.55 - has got me to writing about one politician in particular.


I hate to be critical of "nice" guys like him, but however "nice" he may be, i am starting to doubt his ability to either keep his word (almost an impossibility for politicians), or just tell half truths (a necessity if you are a supposedly "nice" guy and don't want to tell a lie). Politicians have got to be good at this. You cannot be an honest politician...It is an oxymoron.


Let me introduce you to....

DATUK SERI ABDULLAH AHMAD BADAWI

In the last half year, between 12th February and 22nd August, 3 cases of unexpected change in mind of this man has caused me to doubt his ability to actually keep to proper timing.


February - No no, elections not going to be held soon. Some time more, some time more. Next day, dissolve Parliament, call elections for March.


June - Oh, tak ada plan lagi. Petrol increase mesti ada study punya. Tak boleh naik ikut hati.
August ada plan baru. 2-3 days later, new petrol increase from RM1.92 to RM2.70 and cause one hell of a massive jam everywhere.


August - Sekarang harga sedunia petrol turun, kita akan turun juga. August 30, effective Sept 1.
August 22, new fuel price. RM2.55.

I would rest my case here, but few things come to mind.


While the last part is good, the principle of keeping to one's word seems to be lost on this man.
Fuel price reduction is not going to win his party the Permatang Pauh seat, so why do it? Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is no doubt a formidable force to be reckon with and definitely that seat will go to him.


While it will profit Malaysians slightly from the RM0.15 reduction, this has hurt his credibility. People realize that there will be more to come of AAB's inconsistent news and also how badly BN wants to win Permatang Pauh so much so they renegade on their own timeline.
The outcome definitely does not bode well for AAB. Perhaps in the end it's just better that he made his announcement to step down in 2010. Maybe like all his other announcements, it may take place earlier ~ 2009?


And then, what a mess we will have in getting a new PM.

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