The behaviour of the two PLP so-called “honourable members” of parliament disturbs me greatly, in fact, I am stunned by their actions!
Their actions are tantamount to a bar room brawl in the country’s Cabinet Room, where the people’s business is conducted.
Worse, it seems, the brawl had nothing to do with government policy or the people’s business.
It saddens me to no end that Prime Minister Christie (No Action Perry) just does not get it, it seems he never does!
How on God’s earth can Prime Minister Christie, after all that was revealed yesterday only say to the public, on the matter, that he spoke to the two persons (I cannot refer to them as men because they acted like complete and shameless juveniles) and they laughed about it.
And that is the end of it! I guess, we should like it or lump it too.
What planet is “No Action Perry” on? It is inconceivable and incomprehensible by any stretch of the imagination that his duty to the Bahamian people as Prime Minister ends there. That is just not possible!
These juveniles, (and nothing more, parading as men) should have been made to apologise to the Bahamian people immediately, they should have expressed their sincere regret (only if it were so), concede that it was a mistake on their part, that it was poor judgment, that they will seek anger management counseling (and this is not a joke and only if it is so), they should say to young boys who are trying to be young men that what they did is not, in any circumstance the way to handle a dispute or a disagreement, they should offer their resignations in the positions they hold in government on the people’s behalf and whether they are candidates or not is a matter for “No Action Perry” and ultimately, if he allows them to be PLP standard bearers in 2007, a matter for their respective constituents.
None of the above having been done (see editor’s footnote), one has to ask, what is “No Action Perry” possibly thinking about and how is he running the government of the day?
The job is his! He asked the Bahamian people to give him that privilege in 2002, they did, and, in my opinion, he has been MIA (missing in action) ever since and his comment yesterday unmistakably evidences it.
Can you be more out-of touch? I doubt it sincerely.
I thought Prime Minister Christie would have been on this immediately, with the degree of seriousness it deserves, not callousness, cavalierly washing it over, covering it up, as if it is not a big deal, not deserving of much of his time, energy or attention.
Prime Minister Christie, (No Action Perry) you ought to know, and if you do not, you need to speak most expeditiously to our school principals, vice principals, senior masters and mistresses, guidance counsellors and teachers, so that they can inform you that if there is one issue of most concern in our schools today it is this very one: the inability of our youth, especially our young men to resolve disputes without resorting to violence.
Mr Christie this is literally an everyday challenge, for everyone in the school system and a battle they sometimes feel they are losing, but what do you do to help? Absolutely nothing!
At a ‘time when you personally had the opportunity to address and hopefully make a meaningful impact on the situation in our country, and especially in our schools, you did nothing!
You had a golden, I mean, GOLDEN opportunity yesterday to inform everyone, as Prime Minister that the boorish behaviour, the violence demonstrated by your members of parliament were totally unacceptable, unbecoming of civilised men and certainly of members of the honourable House of Assembly.
But you did nothing! You took a pass.
You decided not to lead. You decided not to be the Prime Minister the Bahamian people thought they elected in 2002.
You ought not forget that the Bahamian people will go to the polls in just a few months, and they too can take a pass, a pass on you, and the PLP!
Mr Prime Minister, you are the chief, the buck stops with you, you have to set the standards and if you set none, none you will have and neither will most of us regrettably.
Through your non-action yesterday, you were, in my opinion, grossly negligent in the performance of your duty as Prime Minister. You personally, failed us all miserably yesterday and in particular, you failed our youth the most.
They need our guidance. They need to know and be shown the right way.
They need to know how to live in a civil society which we all share and are a part of.
You, certainly failed, very miserably.
Most unfortunately for us all, this has been another situation where you, “No Action Perry” have been just that, a man of no action, utter indecisiveness and talk, talk and more talk!
A VERY DISTRESSED & HOPELESS CITIZEN
Nassau, Bahamas
