Who after Anwar?

The name of the person who is expected most likely to step into Manmanlai's shoes is anybody's guess, though the big money is on the Dökkálfar Dwarf, wakakaka.

He is both accidentally and strategically placed gnam gnam because (i) of PKR benefiting from the likely deadlock between PAS and DAP, as has been the case in Selangor DUN, and (ii) the Dwarf has long harboured such ambitions while in Anwar's shadow for the last 15 years or so, and has been working his way slowly up the ladder of his aspirations.

Hmmm, the moment seems to have arrived for the Dwarf because like the Norse mythical being named Billingr he may also become a Giant.

In Norse myth, Billingr is the name of a dwarf (wakakaka) in the Vǫluspá and also that of a giant in the Hávamál, both being sections of the Poetic Edda, the collection of Norse myths.

Norse Valkyries

Indeed, in Selangor, because of PAS and DAP's mutual distrust (gajah sama gajah berjuang), PKR the minor party, the f* pelanduk doesn't get trampled to smithereens but instead the lion's share of the DUN positions which comes along with becoming the ruling coalition.

Apart from PKR re-securing the MB post for Azmin, with the blessing of HRH, it also grabs a disproportionate number of exco positions.

DAP Selangor under Tony Pua was seen pathetically in a beggar's position of "begging" for an additionally Deputy Speaker post, a shameful attempt at scrapping the bottom of the barrel.

WTF do you want Oliver?

Azmin matey ... I mean .... Sir, may I have another bowl, just a wee 'deputy' one?

WTF use is that of a Deputy Speaker post, other than a jolly position for a DAP member, when DAP should have demanded at least an exco job to serve the Selangor rakyat.

But DAP was caught nicely in a 'fix' as Azmin Ali knows that the DAP won't support PAS while its Chinese-Indian-ness doesn't allow HRH to support DAP for the MB or more exco positions.

Incidentally the phrase 'caught nicely in a fix' means Azmin got Tony Pua nicely by his Chicken Little balls, and poor Tony couldn't even squeal nor yelp about the pain. Thus beggar bowl in hand, he begged for an additional Deputy Speaker post as a 'reward' for supposedly 'supporting PKR' for the MB post in the recent state near-constitutional crisis.

How the f* would that Deputy Speaker post benefit the Selangor rakyat?

Why the f* would Azmin entertain his request when DAP's support of PKR for the MB post was personal-to-holder specific, namely for Dr Wan Azizah and not Azmin Ali?

Thus it's hardly surprising Azmin has been lukewarm towards Tony Pua and DAP.

I have no doubt that Azmin sees himself now as nicely positioned to step into Anwar's shoes as the best compromised candidate for Anwar's role as Pakatan's new leader.

And did you read of his cool response towards Anwar's daughter, Nurul Nuha Anwar, as a PKR candidate for the coming Permatang Pauh by-election? See Malaysiakini's Azmin coy when asked if he'll be top man.

Azmin tap-danced nicely away from any positive indication for Nurul Nuha, which in itself is an indication he does not favour any of Anwar's family members (Dr Wan or daughters) playing too big a role in PKR politics. He wants to be No 1 in PKR, and out of Anwar's shadow forevermore.

But will The Dwarf become The Giant like Billingr?

PAS is jealous of him and PKR in Selangor, undoubtedly blaming DAP for bringing about the PAS-DAP stalemate which allows Azmin and the junior PKR (junior by number of ADUN) to gobble up the lion's share of the DUN's executive positions.

Apart from that, I suspect Pak Haji Hadi Awang also fantasizes being the new Pakatan leader. But he is currently facing his own intra-party problems, and may be to tied up with his own political survival. And who the f* in DAP or PKR would tolerate, let alone welcome his leadership in Pakatan?

As for DAP, its Selangor branch has been stung kau kau by both Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin in the sharing bullshit that represents the executive positions in the Selangor DUN, but only because the DAP has put itself in the role of a willing captive due to its distrust of PAS.

To know how Khalid Ibrahim played Tony Pua out, see my post
Selangor saga shows PKR's ketuanan mentality?

Sweetie was a better Selangor DAP chief

Mind, I don't blame the DAP for not trusting PAS because of the Islamic Party's hudud agenda and its ulama faction who's less than friendly to DAP. But PKR is NOT a good and trustworthy ally but a very avaricious one when it comes to seats allocation, wakakaka - see my post PKR destroying Pakatan in Sarawak.

If not for PAS' insistence on implementing hudud and Pak Haji Hadi Awang's dislike of DAP, PAS would have made a better and far more trustworthy ally than PKR.

Recently, it has been remarked that DAP has voiced its interests in obtaining the Pakatan leadership position for Lim Kit Siang, but mentioning its readiness to defer to ONLY Dr Wan Azizah (and silent on anyone else).

It's the first time the DAP has shown temerity in wanting the Pakatan No 1 post. Thus it's possible it may not support Azmin Ali.

Coincidentally, KJ John wrote in Malaysiakini Can a Chinese Malaysian lead again?

His 'again' in his question about the Chinese leadership in Malaysia bears in mind Ling Liong Sik's brief political split second (wakakaka) as Chair of the BN when UMNO underwent its traumatic split up between Dr M and Ku Li, wakakaka again.

Hmmm, I wonder whether Ling had then fantasized about conducting a coup d'etat, wakakaka. Alamak, apa lagi Cina mahu, wakakaka!

But nonetheless the MCA should be proud of and should go ahead and wank itself silly (wakakaka) over its former President's top political billing, albeit for a short while.

Incidentally I suspect though can't quite recall accurately that Tan Siew Sin was at one time acting PM, thus possibly the only Chinese ever allowed that privilege, brief as it was, and undeniably the only Chinese ever trusted, respected and liked by UMNO leaders during Tun Razak's time.

Mind, if he ever was, at least he didn't go around making mewing noises like "Kita orang Melayu" (wakakaka) though being a true Baba in Malacca he spoke Melayu like a Malay and virtually lived life comfortably amidst Malay culture.

Okay, back to KJ John who posed his question:

My question to the DAP leadership, since they have the most significant political support of the Chinese Malaysians: will you provide a quality of leadership which demonstrates unquestionable political will, tactical skill, and a transformational strategy to move Malaysia beyond the race-based politics of the past?

And neither is PAS alone the bad boy of Pakatan; the bad boys and girls are PAS or PKR members who were cultured by "the politics of race during their time of love affair with Umno", and they have thus lost their capacity to make distinctions between right and wrong, and truth or falsity.

Wakakaka!

All good leadership must cut through this 'political noise' and look at issues from a strategic perspective, as the times and seasons require even better models of leadership quality.

Let us once and for all forget the race-based model of the Hasan Alis and the Ibrahim Alis - they are part and parcel of a political rhetoric of the past. Let us bury them and May 13 in the past. [...]

Let us, therefore, not focus on other Malaysians of different origins and ethnicities anymore; but let us instead focus on the next-generation leaders and their quality of leadership.

We face a very different world now - one in which people like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) kill and demonstrate evil of every unthinkable kind.

We must, and can only move forward as a country, if we (the majority) remain moderate and address every issue regarding extremities with the same vigour of rejection and hatred as for all evil wrongdoings. [...]

So, let us all please take care with our middle, moderate Malaysian spaces. As National Unity Minister Joseph Kurup said: "Please handle such spaces with care." May God still bless Malaysia.

In other words, KJ John has virtually told us, vis-a-vis the 'No 1 political leadership', to f* PAS and PKR off, and f* race also, a la his "... cut through this 'political noise' and look at issues from a strategic perspective, as the times and seasons require even better models of leadership quality."

Thus a DAP Chinese, Indian, Thai, Iban, Kadazan, etc or even Malay (wakakaka) should not be afraid of laying claim to being a future PM.

dei, Ah Chong and I can be PM oso lah

Well said KJ.