PM's Illussion and His lackey's Delusion

From theSUN, not too bright or breezy item.
In fact, it maketh Desi wanna puke.
I think I better not read the newspapers when the DEWAN RAKYAT is in session.
But I wanna flag myself off as a SO-PO Blogger, so HOW? Dr Say, et tu?


The Sun, page 6, April 3, 2007:

Money not for UMNO
division heads

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has denied it allocated RM3 million for each Umno division head to implement small-scale projects in their areas.

Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said the RM3 million is part of the additional RM600 million allocated for development projects in parliamentary constituencies.

"The projects have already been implemented," he said in reply to a supplementary question from Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Barat) in Parliament (Dewan Rakyat) today.

Lim had asked why there was a RM3 million allocation for every Umno division (parliamentary constituency) which was meant to enrich the respective Umno heads.

He also asked why the RM600 million was allocated without parliamentary approval.

The RM600 allocation was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on the eve of last November’s Umno annual general meeting and the RM600 million was disbursed by the Finance Ministry on Dec 22.

Awang Adek said the allocations were channeled to the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department and disbursed to the federal development departments and state development offices.

To an original question from Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim (BN-Parit) on payments to contractors, Awang Adek said the new payment system, introduced last October, has reduced government arrears from RM2.7 billion last September to RM796 million within two months.

"Steps have also been taken to improve payment to contractors and through a Finance Ministry Circular dated Oct 31, 2006. Any payment or claims must be processed and disbursed in 14 days.

"We are also monitoring the payment schedule of bills submitted. Every ministry is required to submit a monthly report on the matter directly to the Treasury," he added.

To a supplementary question from Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh (BN-Kalabakan), Awang Adek said the Treasury currently had 148 claims to settle of which 141 would be paid within seven working days and the remaining within 14 days.

"However, there are still agencies which have failed to adhere to the 14-day period," he said.

DESIDERATA: We must put this UMNO guy through a lie-detector test.
OR is there a Select Committee on Integrity or somethin' to investigate such "explanations" in Parliament which, as far as records of the events related to the last UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY go,we all know the RM600milliuon was decided ad-hoc by the Prime Minister.

Furthermore, using Common Sense and Logic would tell us this blardy ... is pulling wool over the Rakyat's eyes. Hey, I...., we are not from kidergarten, you know.

* It was well reported at the time of the Assembly the monies were to be dispursed through UMNO divisions' heads. Prominent by its absence was that SRAWAK was completely left out of the loop to enjoy the windfall. No one denied the accuracy of this OUTSTANDING SORE-THUMB, so it is assumed to be correct.

This one point alone gives the LIE to Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin's story.

TELLNG IT TO THE MARINES!

But let's hear more of the Arabian night's spin:

"The projects have already been implemented,"SO SAID THE PM'S LACKEY.

FOR ONCE, THE FINANCE MINISTRY IS SUPER-EFFICIENT IN DISBURSING ITS FUNDS -- TOTALLING RM600MILLION!

AND SUPER-EFFICIENCY IS TRANSLATED AT THE 200 UMNO CONSTITUENCY LEVELS -- THE PROJECTS WERE ALL SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN A FEW MONTHS.

Let's celebrate! Malaysian business people in Agriculture and Rural Development have excelled. Vision 2020 arrived early.

OR HAS APRIL 1, 2007 LINGERED LONGER IN SOME UMNO'S HEARTLAND?

April 1 has passed us by by 24 times two, but some UMNO jesters still linger there.
Are we witnessing 1,001 Nights out from Arabia in Malaysia?

I think I will adjourn to America to join Rip van Winkle -- at least I can have dreams of Red Indians and Cowboys of my childhood dies:)

But what if I found Perdana Menteri Malaysia also asleep on American soil, can we still find logic and common SENse?