Those who had the opportunity to see the various exchanges in whole might have come to the conclusion similar to mine that PM was increasing exasperated chasing LTK round and round.
Not once he and his fellow exasperated PAP could nail WP down on anything including on simple policy position. Worst still they could not even get WP to admit their previous stated positions. And during the discourse, they actually agreed with the PM on how the opposition should behave.
I had my usual whinge about WP struggling to handle debates and failing to capitalise on PAP's mistakes and mishaps. Then I came across a 7 year old article where WP already questioned the low rate of return on CPF and Govt using CPF as a cheap source of funds.
Here are the words and terms used by our PM during the exchange.
Flip-flop, sub-standard of opposition, weasel, not responsible, lions and heroes, breathtaking cynical view, calling a spade a spade, low profile, etc. Clearly the PM was exasperated chasing the elusive and cunning Teochew.
Also see the Janil Puthucheary speech on healthcare which Shanmugam said was excellent. (Could someone load the speech please). This medical doctor was extremely eloquent and fiery and I suspect will be in cabinet at the next change. He was complaining how the good work of the medical sector and high standards were dismissed by the politics and members of the oppositions. Talking about the Pot calling the kettle black. It was most politicised speech on a sector that is not generally associated with politics. Old man was right when he described to a T what the Janil's father was like in his memoirs. Father like son. One of the key instigators and organisers behind the Hock Lee bus riots.
And Janil refused to mention the tents, the strain on our health resources, 70 yr old man given an appointment a year later, foreign doctors with sub-standard skills, WTC. Also remember how nurses were described in the Policy paper.
