He cannot go back on his word. If he had any reservations about retiring he would not have first announced and reaffirmed it repeatedly. The pros and cons on his personal scale of weigning is more pros to retire than to stay on.

He cannot remain as PM on a vote of confidence made possible on the back of an enbloc opposition vote in his favour. It is as good as asking him to defect and join Pakatan Rakyat.

In fact it is odd that any warlord from BN could become a PM based on majority of Parliamentary support structured upon and inclusive of solid Opposition’s support. It is not an option unless a unity government is first in place. Even then AAB may not want to stay on. Retirement, less stressful activity like farming and fishing here or golfing in Perth beckon instead of having to counter opposition charges and having to tame an unruly bunch of warlords more ruthless and having a greater war chest of money than him, and aspiring to take his place.

Calling Tun Mahathir to come back as PM, no matter how unlikely, would still stand a notch better chance than AAB’s coming back!

If Badawi refuses to resign as PM, he can only be removed by a vote of no confidence in Parliament and not by Umno MT. Note that MT did not remove him, he was pressured to resign. There is also no constitutional requirement for the PM to be the Umno President.

Passing a vote of no confidence against the sitting PM has its risks for Umno. The PM can request the Agung to dissolve Parliament if he loses and call snap elections.

Be a good boy, and accept the decision of the Disciplinary committee. I will give you a part of the stimulus package that I just announced, and you can spend the rest of your days in real comfort.

AAB must have been stronger when he was forced to change the date of departure than he is now, two weeks from the deadline when he is dead as PM. He was unable to stand his ground to stick to date he had agreed. He chose to follow the order of UMNO MT when he had nothing to lose by insisting to keep the date. In fact, even if the MT should pass a vote of no confidence he needed not seek royal approval to stay as PM. If the MT could remove him then, they can remove him now that a new UMNO president will be installed on 28th March. We saw what happened in Perak, and it is going to happen in Kuala Lumpur should AAB fail to toe the lie, and in good rhythm.

To forestall the Agung appointing Najib as PM, the opposition must take the initiative to call for a vote of confidence in Badawi. With full support from all opposition MPs and 30+ from BN, the vote can carry.

This will certainly give His Majesty pause in appointing Najib as PM as this is a clear indication that Najib does not command the confidence of majority of the Assembly, If HRH goes ahead and appoint Najib, a vote of no confidence will bring him down.

This is the best option to stop Najib becoming PM. Petitions and appeals have only a slim chance of working.

Umnoputras are more efficient than MACC officers.

On another note, during this recession time, anyone who needs financial assistance should join Maika Holdings Bhd. Its chief executive officer of Maika Holdings Bhd, S. Vell Paari, is a very caring individual.

Vell Paari admitted that Sujatha had accompanied him to several official functions.

He also admitted that he had accompanied Sujatha and her family members twice to India for her medical treatment, which he had funded.

Sujatha had also accompanied him to Australia. Vell Paari’s wife Shaila Nair had never followed them during these trips.

Vell Paari denied having a sexual relationship with Sujatha, but said that he would normally go to her house for official reasons and also during functions.

Geethan: You are a caring employer.

Vell Paari: Yes, I do that for all my staff.

Geethan: Is it the norm for you to buy a house for your employee?

Vell Paari: Yes, the amount has been higher for some of them.

Get it or not? Huh?

It seems to give people a perception that the party is filled with tainted personality and do not mind accepting any tainted character into their fold so long the party can agin a foothold in power anywhere, any corner in the country, like the 2 PKR members in Perak who are under prosecution in the court of law for corruptions.

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As the Iowa Congressman stated in the radio interview in USA, those tainted characters should follow the Japanese culture, apologise and bow infront of all Malaysians, then followed by 2 options…….

While his recent barring from elections comes as a direct result of his vote buying, his role as Malacca CM should remain until a time when Najib reshuffles the cabinet, which I assume will be done soon after he takes the rope of premiership.

I suspect this whole exercise is political assasination but trying to soothe the angry feelings of the vanquished. That the hidden hand could go to such lengths to destroy their own kind, it is thus no surprise that the underhand tactics to grab power in Perak happened. And this will be the future of Malaysian politics. Anyone who stands in the way of those in power would be destroyed. Watch out folks!!