The personal popularity of our first lady Prime Minister is as definite as the fact that the Pope sitting at the Vatican in Rome is a Catholic. The ongoing mistake of the Partnership strategists is their reliance on our Prime Minister's personal charisma. They hope that her undisguised popularity will nullify the allegations of incompetence within her Government. An impressive list of physical achievements to infrastructure has not cancelled out the allegations surrounding misuse of public funds or the paucity of ideas to realistically diversify the economy. We are instead drowned in the magnificence of their ability to allegedly use tax payers' money to impress the undecided viewing public that political perfection rests undisputedly with the Partnership Government.
The fact that Sunday's anniversary rally was carried on all four television stations can instil dismay instead of winning us over, is totally missed. This uninhibited expensive charade when the country has been recently downgraded in the world economy is a mistake as broad as it is wide. The undecided voter is comprised of those very careful people who worry about how their hard earned money is being spent. A surfeit of political 'baubles, bangles and beads' has the unwelcome same effect of over eating on Christmas Day or at the ending of fasting. Too much, too soon leaves you sick to the stomach.
How many critical fence sitters' votes were lost by viewing the Partnership rally in quadruple? An unknown percentage until election day. How many people in the crowd were genuine believers or were being paid to show a solidarity that may be misleading or totally untrue? There is a growing number of voters who realise that 'pretty' does not necessarily mean 'nice.' Many people are becoming afraid that all this government largesse will have to be repaid by the taxpayers over many years. The collective fear is becoming palpable.
Pertinent questions will not just disappear because of stomachs engorged by an over rich, free political Sunday lunch served in swirling confetti and loud music. Certainly the only thing that appeared to be cheap at the Partnership rally on Sunday, May 24, 2015, was the 'talk.'
Who will be paying or extending the necessary credit?
Lynette Joseph
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