Actually, I think we got TJS wrong. I personally don't think he is a shameless political opportunist. In fact, I think he is really the "Ace in the Hole".
As some wise man had said before, never under estimate the enemy. I think we should give more credit to the PAP and particularly the brains behind it. Its ability to use all kinds of instruments in the open and behind the scene should never be under estimated. Therefore, it is unwise that we should be lulled into thinking that they will just dig in and fight in face to face. The likelihood is that they will think out of the box and try other means to bring down the opposition.
What better means than to inject in some credible figure into the opposition ranks to win over their trust. To sow discord, and to harden the position such that only the hardcore supporters will remain. In order to do this, they will have to find someone who is willing to undertake this task. This is by no means easy as the successful people will not want to have anything to do with such funny stuff. Unless, the successful person has fallen into less than stellar times? Someone like TJS, perhaps?
Well, I will not repeat TJS's "stellar" commercial successes since he left the civil service. There are already tomes and exposes written about it. My view is that he would be vulnerable to financial inducements if it is sufficient large. Which may be loose change in the context of those who manages these billion or is it trillion dollar funds.
Once his service is secured, the process of making TJS the candidate begins. The loose change is sufficient to get him to write his massive new economic blueprint to burnish his credentials and at the same time create "straw man" for the government to rebut.
Though the plan was for TJS to wreak havoc at a much later stage, the situation for PE2011, and the entry of TCB quickly altered the game plan. If one reads the Balding Blog at
http://www.baldingsworld.com, it is clear that there is plenty to hide from an inquisitive President who is intend on performing his job. That was when the "ace in the hole" was used to draw 25% of the opposition away from TCB and allow KFC to win the election. It is this desperate move to salvage the PE that showed clearly the purpose behind TJS the candidate. Therefore, TJS is no mere opportunist, he is far worse than that!
