Politics Now! - THE FALL HAS BEGUN. FOLKS WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT "I TOLD YOU SO". FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS.

Adapted from Wong Choon Mei, Politics Now!

• (Politics Now!) - As expected madani's approval plunged to 50% (68% year ago)
• stubbornly focused on image while economy languished, ringgit lowest in history
• This is what happens when you believe in your own propaganda
• you think you are the greatest thing on planet Earth 
• and then when reality hits, it's too late
• It's always too late once you let power get to your head
• For years madani and PH warning Malaysia failed state status
• perilous trillion-ringgit national debt racked up by Umno

• Now madani suddenly the 'voice of Gaza'. 
• How crack-brained is that? 
• totally deceitful and insincere to voters 
• who want socio-economic slide prioritized
• SELF-GLORY INSTEAD OF PRIORITIZING NATIONAL INTERESTS
• madani credibility destroyed by ego
• more interested in pulling self-glorifying intrntn'l relations stunts
• rather than address core issues hurting economic progress
• gomen debt RM1.5 trillion, economic growth slow

• LITTLE BENEFIT, HIGH ECONOMIC RISK
• MALAYSIA MAY NEED GLOBAL FINANCIAL AID SOON
• spending plenty time on foreign relations of little economic benefit to country
• risk alienating countries on which Malaysia’s economy highly dependent
• must focus on ties with economically strategic countries 

• Malaysia may in not too distant future require global financial assistance
• oil revenues will not save country living beyond its means 

• efforts to show off on international stage flopped 
• greater risk to country's economy 
• madani stepped on toes larger than his 
• barged in on issues of which he has little understanding
• reacted emotionally to Hamas
• madani eyeing Malay-Muslim votes 
• amongst whom he has very little popularity 

• HISHAM ? EVEN NAJIB BETTER ?  
• madani always going overseas with big entourage
• fancy speeches, shoot from the hip responses, that's about it
• Already coffee shop talk is on who will replace madani - not if 
• conversation no longer hushed 
• few supporters bother to make the 'give him more time' defense 
• DAP's Ong Kian Ming pointedly named 15 individuals who could be Fin. Minister
• comment from Ong a nudge from DAP to madani to buck up

(OSTB : FIFTEEN individuals? That many? Ong Kian Ming is actually implying that even the Food Delivery boy can replace him.)

• preferred choice to replace madani as PM
• Umno's Hishamuddin Hussein 
• Among non-Malays, Hisham is seen as more multiracial, 'PM for all' 
• Malays also like Hisham, who has established 'pedigree' 

• WARNING BELLS - 60% BELIEVE MALAYSIA GOING THE WRONG WAY
• Merdeka Center - 41% approval rating of 'madani'  (OSTB : 59% DONT APPROVE)
• 60% respondents believed Malaysia going wrong direction
• voter sentiment driven by concerns over economy
• Only 31%  voters think country is heading in right direction 
• 60%  think it is heading in wrong direction
• major reasons for wrong direction are economic issues (56%) 

LOW EXPECTATIONS THAT MADANI CAN DO THE JOB
madani's poor performance, M'sians low expectations of his ability
low expectations on madani to handle growth, inflation, tepid wage growth 

Written by Wong Choon Mei, Politics Now!

MY COMMENTS : FOLKS WHAT CAN I SAY EXCEPT I TOLD YOU SO. FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. Here is something from 48 years ago. 

 

 The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.