In Good Faith Indeed

Updated [17-Sept-08]:
And our falling-asleep-in-meeting PM accepted the resignation with the expected reason that more patience is required to make changes, the government doesn't depend on one person, yada yada yada...

The fact that he has just lost a minister that was supposed to bring about judicial reforms seem to be lost to our sleepy PM. What's more, the Senator was brought in by the PM himself. So if Zaid has failed, it would mean that the PM has also failed? Pak Lah not only failed to provide the necessary support to push through reforms, but he has also fail as the only person with enough power and political clout to force a change in mindset of the people in his cabinet.

While Pak Lah mentioned that judicial reforms will continue even with the absence of Zaid, it seems to me that there is just no will within the government, the cabinet and the political elites to change. Pak Lah does not seem to realize just how big a blow this will be to the hopes of the people of seeing an important and lasting change to the judiciary.

We are back to square one. Pak Lah's promises are mere empty words that have become increasingly meaningless. And worthless.

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Finally...someone who takes responsibility for the wrong things that are happening in this country. For the first step you have taken, Mr. Zaid Ibrahim, I salute thee.

I have read his book, In Good Faith, and have often wondered ever since then on whether he is truly the person who espoused the ideas that was written in words.

Is he any different from the common Malay politicians that we find so abundantly available in BN (to everyone's detriment and loss)? I may not agree with all his views, but with his actions today, he has earned my respect.

Reading his responses in the Sun gives me that little bit of hope that the word accountability still exist in some of our politicians' dictionary - albeit Zaid Ibrahim is the first I have seen so far.

To quote:

> On the ISA arrest of Sin Chew Daily reporter Tan Hoon Cheng
"I did not expect this. That our government would find journalists a threat to the country? How can a journalist be a security threat? I cannot understand this. But, I am a minister, so I am responsible. In terms of ISA usage, for example, the police said we detain first, then only we investigate. This is a strange principle. I don’t understand this. You cannot detain people just because you want to investigate."

Now, why won't the rest of the current government follow suit? It would be the best gift to Malaysia as it signal a new dawn to its people. But that is just wishful thinking, right?