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From 32 ministries to 27. This is a dieter’s Cabinet. Or should I say the Cabinet of Reduced Circumstances.
Curious additions and glaringly obvious omissions. Some observations: 1. Zaid Ibrahim wasn’t even fielded as a BN candidate in Kota Bharu. Now he is in the Cabinet. Someone came to his senses perhaps. 2. Joseph Pairin Kitingan, a significant force in Sabah politics, not only won his seat, but his state, Sabah, together with Sarawak, made it possible for BN to form a government after the disastrous showing at the March 8 polls. He was not in the Cabinet. Sad dismissal, could prove disastrous for Pak Lah next elections. 3. Syed Hamid Albar and some of the Umno insiders tried to get rid of Rais Yatim by sending him as Malaysia’s nominee for Commonwealth Sec Gen’s post. Rais refused to play ball. He almost wasn’t named to defend his Jelebu Parliament seat. Finally named, he won his seat comfortably in a shaky state that lost much of its seats to the opposition. Now he got Syed Hamid’s job at Foreign Ministry. Heheh! 4. Wanita Umno tadak representation in Cabinet. Reprehensible considering Rafidah Aziz won her Kuala Kangsar seat. Quite apart from the shady AP scandals, this iron lady was once described by the foreign media as the “only person in the Malaysian Cabinet with balls” is conspicuously missing from the Cabinet. Pak Lah’s loss. 5. K. Devamany, the only Indian leader from MIC who came out in defense of the Hindraf rally in parliament, is one of the surviving MIC reps. He made it as a Deputy Minister. 6. The dark horse of MCA, Ong Tee Keat, long sidelined for various reasons including his Team B past, is one of the BN survivors from Selangor. Popular with his constituents, he finally makes Minister, taking Chan Kong Choy’s former portfolio. 7. Ong Ka Chuan takes brother Ka Ting’s portfolio. So, Ka Ting’s “noble” overtures in not accepting a ministership, looks to me like clearing the way for his brother. Heheh. 8. All those maneuverings and underground work paid off. The erstwhile pariah of Selangor makes a comeback to the mainstream politics big time. Muhamad son of Muhamad (also known as Mike Tyson or Mat Tyson for backhanding his then 2nd wife Ku Yah, in public) becomes a federal minister. Why? He didn’t do jack in Selangor did he? 9. Umno seg gen Radzi Sheikh Ahmad and Azmi Khalid, from Perlis,(all were parties in the Perlis power struggle that saw Shahidan Kassim sidelined as well) were both dropped. So was Jamaluddin Jarjis who won his Rompin seat in Pahang. But then JJ is already kaya raya. Enuff with politics eh JJ? 10. The wildly popular MP of JB who won his seat despite quitting Umno after the Salleh Abbas debacle and standing as an independent candidate. A controversial that follows what is right more often than what the party thinks is right, can only bring credibility to this Cabinet. A much-appreciated addition. 11. Khairy Jamalludin wasn’t named. Thank God. I guess there would have been an open revolt in Umno ranks if he was. Earn your spurs KJ, maybe you can take over as Backbenchers Club Chairman. But then beware, Kak Pidah from Kuala Kangsar might join you, and you don’t play play ah! READ MORE HERE
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But then against, Pak Lah went on to makes two grave mistake, retaining Nazri and bringing back M2T!!!!!!
That is enough to taint the image of the cabinet, rest of reshuffling, removal of Kak Pidah and making Shahrizat adviser, all this crap is just going to add on to his headache.
I guess before long, he will realise he couldn't handle the mess and give up!
It is still possible!
If he is smart, he would have done it by now, but then again reality is, he is not!
Good luck to this disastrous cabinet makeup.
We will see, observe and decide again!