The Political Stalemate drags on

It has been decided that UMNO will take longer to select their next leaders. It was postponed due to the Elections in March 2008, to December 2008. Now, the election date has moved again, to March 2009. Is there a time limit whereby an organisation/society MUST hold their AGMs?

In the case of UMNO, this continual postponements augur badly for Malaysia's political situation. In our current situation, UMNO contributes the Prime Minister to the nation, any continued delay in confirming the President of UMNO, delays the permanence of the nation's leader. This delay is translating to over ONE year after the last elections! Is this acceptable to the Rakyat?

51% of the electorate re-confirm BN as the party to rule Malaysia. To address the economic meltdown happening in the world. To have strong & permanent leadership to consider and implement strategies to counter the economic distress. Never mind the racial, social, judicial, infrastructural problems besetting our nation. How can we have a focussed leadership in Government when they are busy trying to decide who will lead UMNO and nation? We don't even know who will be the 2nd line leaders and the 3rd line implementors of any policy, if any, to address and simply run the country.

It is becoming a farce of a country SIX months after elections. Where no firm leader or cabinet is confirmed.

What new policy has been issued to address our distress? Raising petrol prices to unprecedented highs and recently, pushing it down again. An announcement of the fiscal Budget just before Parliament took recess? We see the debates and re-considered modifications only in the middle of October, onwards. When, will any, if any, of the policies be implemented? One year after the budget proposals? Afterall, we are not sure who will be Prime Minister, at least, until March 2009! In the meantime, we have a lameduck PM, still fighting for his survival SIX months after the Elections.

I am no expert on Constitutional law or Government. After SIX months, I am still waiting to read a proper discourse, from our Constitutional experts, on what the Rakyat can do to push through, or force the present Government to act or replace it with another who will. Obviously, the present Government is not ready to get down to the business of governance and the Opposition is unable to do so either.

The only avenue I am able to discern is sitting in Istana Negara and his Conference of Rulers.

I strongly feel that THEY must act quickly before our country goes to the "dogs" (written figuratively, of course).