Dear Editor,
Their desperation has become an addiction and dishonesty still remains the norm. But as the sayings imply: want all does lose all and the longest rope has an end! It is unfortunate that these crooked politicians have not learnt from their mistakes nor the missteps of others. So, without any remorse, they continue to play these dirty games by flaunting their glaring nature of saying one thing while doing another.
And, whenever these officials are caught lying or scared to be seen when making their muddy deals, they opt to arrange secret meetings overseas. Why is it not surprising to see the same set of politicians repeating these murky transactions? What is extremely sad is to watch the disguised leader of NA throw away 40 years of fighting corruption, to now wallow himself in the same mire, just to be popular.
This is an MP who spoke fervently of the need to have a stable government. Thursday, February 8th edition of The Daily Herald expressed just a sample of his plea to maintain stability; yet, without any semblance of guilt or the desire to apply his experiences as a model to emulate, he continues down that same slippery slope as the other desperadoes. Now it is more than clear that his appeal was just a ploy to garner sympathy votes.
The MP should be honest with the people and disclose the nature of his secret meetings with the other two stooges on and off island. Did the population take note of their absence from Parliament recently? People, this is their plan: they intend to form a block and then present a so-called motion to prevent the Dutch from “taking over” the country – the same politicians who had every opportunity to demonstrate integrity, but now find it convenient to blame the Dutch.
Imagine the Deputy Leader of UD is joining with the opposition to throw down his own government. If this is not treason, then the word should be stricken from the dictionary. Is it not that this same MP was tipped to be Prime Minister during the formation of UD? If all went well as he had expected, what kind of leadership would the population be witnessing today? Do the people see why these politicians are demanding the change to elect future Prime Ministers?
And, is it not obvious why these same politicians are so desperate to acquire independence? What is the difference between ship-jumping and making dubious deals to change the composition of government? The decision should come from Theo and not NA, USp and Frankie. But surely, Theo is reaping exactly what he sow. Pay attention to the MPs who avoid Parliament when certain issues are being debated; now monitor their rush to vote in favour of “blocking the Dutch.”
Now, these renegades plan to tell the Dutch to keep their money. Why was this not done the moment the Dutch gave the government liquidity support to pay their salaries? Did the people notice the manner in which the opposition behaved during the recently held debate with the Health Minister? Was it normal for them to appear completely subdued and sympathetic – the same MPs who summoned the minister to clarify a barrage of concerns from the population?
The opposition claimed that the inquires came from the people; yet, in the end, they complimented the Ministry for doing a good job. If this is true, then what was the point of the discussion and why would the people continue to express their grievances? If these MPs intend to refuse Dutch aid, guess which government entity will become the lending institute? Does the population see why the opposition couldn’t rock the boat and that their approval was vital?
Now that the cat is out of the bag, when will the details of their secret meetings be revealed completely? And would the specifics include the opposition seizing the opportunity to convince the younger member of UD to cross over, during their visit to Saba? After all, they have been courting him relentlessly, like male dogs chasing after the female that is in heat – the same opposition that has accused DP and UP of going after the youngest and weakest.
As is plain to see, desperation has become their obsession and dishonesty is the weapon they use to confuse and influence the nation. But they must always remember that, want all does lose all and the longest rope has an end!
Joslyn Morton
