YOURSAY ‘Khalid is waging a private war against PKR, using the MB's position.’
Khalid: Sultan consented for me to stay on
Malaccan: How low can one go to hold on to the MB's position, and to create unrest and problems in the state just to spite his former party.
MB Khalid Ibrahim is waging a private war against PKR, using the MB's position. While he may say he believes he still enjoy the majority support, a reasonable, sane and honourable man would pause to confirm this in the aftermath of what has happened, i.e. his sacking from PKR and DAP's affirmation of its support for it.
A dishonourable man would ignore all this. Perhaps this is a delaying tactic while efforts are made to persuade or buy other state representatives.
Selangor was never an easy state to govern, especially by Pakatan. Too many in the state is still beholden to BN for their livelihood and riches. It has always been a struggle and this affirms that truth.
It is not a failure of Pakatan. It is just a fact that many are arrayed against Pakatan and the Selangor voters.
Kim Quek: Is Khalid under the illusion that he is living in the era of the Malacca Sultanate - that one nod from the sultan and he can rule as MB happily ever after?
It is shocking that after being Selangor MB for six years, he still hasn’t learned the 101 of parliamentary democracy - that the power to rule comes from the electorate via his party, not from the sultan.
His position in government is owed to his party, which in turned derived its mandate from the electorate. Once the party decides he resigns, he must promptly do so.
It is still not too late for him to emulate the fine examples of our three former prime ministers - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Hussein Onn and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - who voluntarily stepped down upon realising that they no longer commanded the support of the majority of the party hierarchy, like true gentlemanly democrats should.
A graceful exit at this belated moment would still earn him some credits for savouring by posterity.
Progressive: Without PAS support, nothing can happen in Selangor. A vote of no confidence would not work either. BN would vote with PAS and defeat the motion.
As it has been said before the expulsion, it’s better to keep Khalid until GE14. The math does not add up for a move against Khalid without PAS.
As usual since his own expulsion from Umno, Anwar Ibrahim has not won the chess game with Umno - this being the latest, the previous being him wanting to be MB.
Anwar is a poor strategist. He should read Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’. Selangor folks are the ones who would pay the price for this.
GE14 looks like a foregone conclusion. People would rather ruin their vote rather than vote for PAS. Umno will be the winner as a result.
Mk18: I’m really disappointed with PAS. They have betrayed the voters of Selangor. How can they do this? Sacrificing all the efforts these last six years.
PAS must support the Pakatan common stand, which is to back a PKR MB. That was the agreement. Anything else means the end of Pakatan as it is.
Oracle: Anwar and PKR continue with incompetent missteps.
Following on the sacking, why did you not propose immediately the motion of no confidence in Khalid in the state assembly or produce the signed confirmation of loss of support for Khalid to His Royal Highness?
Oh, I get it! You want to give the Umno-PAS-Khalid team time to buy over frogs and take over Selangor without a fresh election.
And Khalid has already bought the time he needs by telling HRH he has the majority support and now demands those not supporting him to resign.
Focusing on Anwar's irrational desperation to keep PAS in the fold so that he has a shot at being PM, Pakatan has let a corporate specialist outmaneuver them in a "simple takeover strategy".
What a bunch of losers. And we had hoped that you were savvy politicians.
Vijay47: If the 15 PAS Selangor assembly representatives all support Khalid under the present circumstances, we can only ask if there is not a single honourable man amongst them.
This would be the greatest act of betrayal, not to mention the height of stupidity, for them to turn to Umno, the very party that has consistently cheated every association they forged.
Needless examples are MCA and MIC, Sabah and Sarawak, and on a tiny scale, Hindraf leader P Waythamoorthy.
We must admit that for Umno, it would be a real coup - with its 12 miserable men, they can now rule the premier state in Malaysia.
Man on the Street: Politics is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. - Edward Abbey
Khalid: Sultan consented for me to stay on
Malaccan: How low can one go to hold on to the MB's position, and to create unrest and problems in the state just to spite his former party.MB Khalid Ibrahim is waging a private war against PKR, using the MB's position. While he may say he believes he still enjoy the majority support, a reasonable, sane and honourable man would pause to confirm this in the aftermath of what has happened, i.e. his sacking from PKR and DAP's affirmation of its support for it.
A dishonourable man would ignore all this. Perhaps this is a delaying tactic while efforts are made to persuade or buy other state representatives.
Selangor was never an easy state to govern, especially by Pakatan. Too many in the state is still beholden to BN for their livelihood and riches. It has always been a struggle and this affirms that truth.
It is not a failure of Pakatan. It is just a fact that many are arrayed against Pakatan and the Selangor voters.
Kim Quek: Is Khalid under the illusion that he is living in the era of the Malacca Sultanate - that one nod from the sultan and he can rule as MB happily ever after?
It is shocking that after being Selangor MB for six years, he still hasn’t learned the 101 of parliamentary democracy - that the power to rule comes from the electorate via his party, not from the sultan.
His position in government is owed to his party, which in turned derived its mandate from the electorate. Once the party decides he resigns, he must promptly do so.
It is still not too late for him to emulate the fine examples of our three former prime ministers - Tunku Abdul Rahman, Hussein Onn and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - who voluntarily stepped down upon realising that they no longer commanded the support of the majority of the party hierarchy, like true gentlemanly democrats should.
A graceful exit at this belated moment would still earn him some credits for savouring by posterity.
Progressive: Without PAS support, nothing can happen in Selangor. A vote of no confidence would not work either. BN would vote with PAS and defeat the motion.
As it has been said before the expulsion, it’s better to keep Khalid until GE14. The math does not add up for a move against Khalid without PAS.
As usual since his own expulsion from Umno, Anwar Ibrahim has not won the chess game with Umno - this being the latest, the previous being him wanting to be MB.
Anwar is a poor strategist. He should read Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’. Selangor folks are the ones who would pay the price for this.
GE14 looks like a foregone conclusion. People would rather ruin their vote rather than vote for PAS. Umno will be the winner as a result.
Mk18: I’m really disappointed with PAS. They have betrayed the voters of Selangor. How can they do this? Sacrificing all the efforts these last six years.
PAS must support the Pakatan common stand, which is to back a PKR MB. That was the agreement. Anything else means the end of Pakatan as it is.
Oracle: Anwar and PKR continue with incompetent missteps.
Following on the sacking, why did you not propose immediately the motion of no confidence in Khalid in the state assembly or produce the signed confirmation of loss of support for Khalid to His Royal Highness?
Oh, I get it! You want to give the Umno-PAS-Khalid team time to buy over frogs and take over Selangor without a fresh election.
And Khalid has already bought the time he needs by telling HRH he has the majority support and now demands those not supporting him to resign.
Focusing on Anwar's irrational desperation to keep PAS in the fold so that he has a shot at being PM, Pakatan has let a corporate specialist outmaneuver them in a "simple takeover strategy".
What a bunch of losers. And we had hoped that you were savvy politicians.
Vijay47: If the 15 PAS Selangor assembly representatives all support Khalid under the present circumstances, we can only ask if there is not a single honourable man amongst them.
This would be the greatest act of betrayal, not to mention the height of stupidity, for them to turn to Umno, the very party that has consistently cheated every association they forged.
Needless examples are MCA and MIC, Sabah and Sarawak, and on a tiny scale, Hindraf leader P Waythamoorthy.
We must admit that for Umno, it would be a real coup - with its 12 miserable men, they can now rule the premier state in Malaysia.
Man on the Street: Politics is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. - Edward Abbey
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