BN RUNNING SCARED: Not a single credible leader left in the once-mighty coalition

You cannot claim to have democracy when your political actions and strategies are deeply anchored in undemocratic principles. Worst, you cannot proclaim democracy when you do not even have principles that hinge on universal fundamentals.

Let us take a look at the way BN is preparing itself for the mother of all elections. What does it show? Can we take five to review without fear or favour of all that is there to be seen and heard?

When the opposition holds a public ceramah, the rakyat give money to help fund the expenses. When it is a BN do, the rakyat come to take what is given - ranging from rice to permits to now blue helmets. Why?

When Pakatan launches its manifesto, they are open to debate about how workable their promises to the rakyat is going to be. But BN came with guns blazing claiming just weeks ago that the opposition's manifesto will bankrupt the nation.

But when BN launches its manifesto it is beyond debate. It is subservient to the long serving BN mantra of "we know best", never mind about the pathetic fact that it is, beyond any doubt, a copy-cat of sorts of the very PR manifesto BN condemned.

Yes, how come when PR weaves out its manifesto, it will bankrupt the nation; but when BN launches a photocopier version it will not bankrupt the nation? Oh my God, this seems to be far more tricky than a David Copperfield deed mate!

Any street bumpkin will see through that unsinkable truth, i.e. how come a political party that had 55 years to its bag, is now coming and making all these promises? Does it also not translate to the stark fact that BN has actually failed to deliver in the best interest of the citizens?

That is why BN is reduced to near begging and fearing the rakyat.

Disgusting mantra, Altantuya & ring issues still resound

Try also to decipher the tone and content of all of BN's message to woo voters. It is always the same mantra, i.e. "you help me, I help you". So what if the rakyat do not help? Will you go guns blazing on them?

BN gives ten minutes of media time to PR,while taking hours to air its own manifesto. Why? Democracy at work or absolute right?

In the first place if BN has truly delivered these last thirty years in the best interest of citizens, why does it have to make promises of giving all kinds of new incentives, discounts, handouts, privileges, and what have you?

Why only now announce your promises to fight graft and corruption? Where were you when icons of justice and moral governance screamed their heads off or blew their lungs out trying to expose the many suspicious wrong doings? You tried to jail them or silence them with fabrications of sorts, remember?

You have not even addressed the Altantuya case but seem so bent on erasing the diamond ring saga. Then why not try to paint white the Birkin bags expose?

Or how about the deaths under custody? The arms profiteering - just look at your agent holed up in expensive London lah.

Greatest Failure - the failure to stand up to corruption

Did not the ex-generals openly state that their is corruption to the bone in all the dealings involving the navy, army, air force and police? Or are you saying these ex-generals are lying?

Your manifesto actually confirms the rakyat's suspicion.

What BN politicians and their paid-stooges are saying is that they have messed all their supposedly blueprints these past thirty years and as the shit has already hit the ceiling, they have no choice but to cover their dirt tracks by any means and all means.

Look BN politicians, if you have truthfully delivered along democratic and universally acceptable principles of good governance, you would not be reduced to pathetic begging and desperate pleading today.

You do not even have to give rice bags and blue helmets plus free styrofoam packed nasi bungkus or offer RM1.38 a day relief cash. You can instead stand tall and say, "do you want what we have delivered all these thirty years to continue?" and the rakyat would sing nationwide "yes".

You could very well ride the tornadoes with confidence by singing, "we have delivered on our promises and if you want us to continue we will be happy to serve you".

You will not be crying this eleventh hour, "you help me so i can help you".

The fact that you have to change your wooing calls and ape the PR manifesto, is in short an admissibility of failure.

Is this too difficult to comprehend?

If there is any politician worth his or her salt, do what many other top leaders like the ex-generals from the navy, military and air force as well as police have done; or at least have the moral fibre to emulate the several other ex-cabinet ministers and politicians who have stepped out of the shadows of BN and said their honest piece.

MAILBAG