Here we go again

Today the 8th June 2006 big news in most of the dailies is about the good doctor again as in the New Straits Times

Some excerpts:

Dr Mahathir complained that the new Government had cancelled several major projects initiated during his two decades in power, despite assurances they would be carried out after he left office.

Hmmm, I wonder whether he is talking on behalf those who have been left out of the money making machine. - big projects. The present PM is just continuing the previous administration's legacy in other areas and the spoils goes to the inner circle of the present leadership.

He is also upset that the pace of development of Putrajaya has slowed; peeved that the Johor bridge project has been scrapped; and angered that the National Automotive Policy has put Proton at a disadvantage.

All those projects mentioned and others as well have their detractors from the start. The previous leader has never entertained any disagreements to his vision, a classic example of doctor knows best. Some of the plans worked well but others seem more half baked than anything else. There are some projects like the Bakun Dam that should have been given more thought but it was just pushed through hurriedly.

"One cannot tell what a person will do when the person is out of your control," Dr Mahathir said yesterday. "I thought I had made the right choice."

A telling statement. He controls people. So why the surprise and frustration when the person is out of his control? It is just a logical progression for those who have been so long under the rule of one man to try and breath easier and try to do their own thing in their own way. It is just the wheel of fortune turning as usual if some of the things seem the opposite of what been agreed during his leadership.

He can continue his vigilance over the present administration but to harp on the change in attitude and direction seems naive. They are just implementing what has been learned during his leadership – power in one hand and be damned to all opposition.