our best can't hold a candle to lky, who has taken on the best in the business, honed by his many encounters which was and is still a joy to watch. look at kishore, bilahari, ong ky, chan hc, simon etc, or even our ministars and court officials - they don't want to engage the foreign press or qc's and would rather give them a wide berth with a long arms-length, and the first 2 had their views debunked in the international arena. our top officials are more comfortable in giving written responses with thorough research instead, and they have had some measure of success eg icj on the pedra branca issue and where credit is due.
our tommy and georgie provide speeches and their opinions but they do possess the diplomatic skills to parry uneasy questions as both of them are accorded some degree of deference due to their non-combative demeanour and good naturedness - and i would think most sinkies find them likeable.