After the euphoria, Pakatan Rakyat, please come back for REALITY CHECK!

From a writer I have sighted often enough at The Malaysian Insider, and who I believe was among the pioneers of ABU -- Anyone But UMNO (Asalkan Bukan UMNO). Of course, one medicine seller in London wants us now to believe ex-PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the FIRST to promote ABU. If that was true, Desi was born yesterday, and Sharizat's family's cows can fly. What happened was at that time UMNO was divided into Team A and Team B, and we all know how the cunningwan used the courts to dismantle ori UMNO to give birth to UMNO Baru to control all its ill-gotten assets. Soon enough, like the Animal Farm of George Orwell, the animals woke up to "All animals are born equal, but some are more equal than others", so Baru was dropped. Hey Presto, UMNO under devil's disguise took over, and NegaraKu became a land of Daylight Robbers and Rapists of the resources, chiefly PETROLEUM, of this fair land of milk and honey we call home. Now, two decades later, we are headed for BANKRUPTSY, a warning olagged off by Idris Jala (bless him at THT time!) who was later copted into BN Cab in net made of wood, and he changed his tune...

I believe PR, especially PKR, after entering into a season of Hi Euphoria after the court's decision of acquitting its leader DS Anwar Ibrahim of Sodomy II charges, must now come back to a REALITY CHECK. And so it's that Desi preproduces this column from ALI KADIR. I believe he was from the ori UMNO bloodline as his father served once as Law Minister, when the BN big brother still had some decent and honest leaders.

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Just the basics, Pakatan — Ali Kadir

January 15, 2012

JAN 15 — Does Malaysia need new ideas or a new vision or reinvention? I pose this question after reading a report in The Malaysian Insider today which summed up the Pakatan Rakyat convention in Kedah and the writer suggested that the Opposition need freshening up.

More than anything else Malaysia needs a recalibration of doing things the right way, of following processes, of tackling corruption seriously, of rehabilitating the hollow institutions, of making sure that the rule of law applies to prince and pauper, of not sacrificing racial harmony because of political expediency, of rehauling government procurement, of respecting the rights of states, of upholding the sanctity of the Federal Constitution, of not treating non-Malays/Muslims as enemies of the state.

In my humble opinion, if Pakatan Rakyat really wants the support of Malaysians, they should specify in some detail their plans to address the abovementioned. There is a tendency for us to call for new ideas, new approach and new vision.

But we have had all that and more over the last few decades, beginning with the self-proclaimed visionary, Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Following that was Abdullah Badawi with his own vision and now we have Najib Razak.

But what has been forgotten by all the PM’s, spin doctors is integrity, honesty and nurturing and preserving the soul of this country. It is not about building 100-storey towers or mega projects.

It is about reclaiming Malaysia for the people who matter, its citizens. For far too long, the ruling elite have torn and twisted the psyche of Malaysia for their own benefit.

Yes, Pakatan Rakyat please sort out the knots that remain in your alliance. But we don’t need another booklet or another vision.

Malaysians want a commitment to doing things the right way, of putting public interest over narrow interest. And if Pakatan Rakyat you do come to power and muck around with the mandate, then you too will be shown the door.

For at the core of any democracy is respecting the will of the voter.

* Ali Kadir reads The Malaysian Insider.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication. The Malaysian Insider does not endorse the view unless specified.

DESIDERATA: Yes, cometh GE-13, Vote ABU; Vote Pakatan Rakyat!