Sunday, May 07, 2006
PAP returned to power
So now, PAP has 82 seats, and Low and Chiam are back as MPs. I was quite worried that Chiam might not win Potong Pasir this time round, but thank goodness he is still here.
It appears that the money carrot is not really working this time - just look at Hougang and Potong Pasir, S$100 million and S$million upgrading carrots respectively... which makes me wonder... so is it a matter of voting based on personality and character? Or are the lower classes having such a bad time that they're totally disgruntled with the PAP? We've heard about the widening income gap in SG... how bad is it? Just look, Ang Mo Kio won by just 60-plus percent... I dun see that as a really strong mandate for the PM. If the lower classes are really suffering tremenously, then we have to do something about it.
I just hope that the PAP will take the time to seriously examine the reasons why they didn't perform that fantastically... and that they wun pursue the Gomez issue.... I'm sick and tired of hearing about it.
It appears that the money carrot is not really working this time - just look at Hougang and Potong Pasir, S$100 million and S$million upgrading carrots respectively... which makes me wonder... so is it a matter of voting based on personality and character? Or are the lower classes having such a bad time that they're totally disgruntled with the PAP? We've heard about the widening income gap in SG... how bad is it? Just look, Ang Mo Kio won by just 60-plus percent... I dun see that as a really strong mandate for the PM. If the lower classes are really suffering tremenously, then we have to do something about it.
I just hope that the PAP will take the time to seriously examine the reasons why they didn't perform that fantastically... and that they wun pursue the Gomez issue.... I'm sick and tired of hearing about it.
