Screenshots... a.k.a. the inquiring Jeff Ooi's blog brought a smile to my face. This was not typical civil servant mentality, and certainly the word Machiavellian did not come to mind - which probably was why the nation roared with one voice its approval at good common sense. The controversy surrounding the double track project, and the way it was awarded made it a sweet story for the political watchdogs. Let's not just stop at using the word "mega" (see below for clarification) - instead, let our leaders helm a responsible attitude towards development. We have enough tycoons in Malaysia and not enough "typhoons" to undermine the misplaced affalibility that some of these personalities have come to adopt.
And I am not just poking my finger in the direction of the mega projects, lest we forget the humbl-er beginnings of some of these tyrants... let us also once again call to question the likes of MINDEF's SMS campaigns that are no doubt designed to yield, albeit not billions, but wealth no less at the expense of the rakyat.
Our beloved Tun has given us a legacy of development that will always been appreciated. Perhaps the winning formula meant hedging his bets on the winning "horses" no pun intended to our Ma-hathir (at least if ex-Minister Ling's explanation is anything to go by). But there comes a point when enough becomes excess - it's already very late in the day to realize - but not too late to do the right thing.
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