Overfed FAP MPs Have 0 Fighting Spirit

[makapaaa]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=msgtxt id=msgtxt_1>The Oppos have the Never-Say-Die attitude and keep on trying while the FAP $$$million ministers have the 'earned-enough-liao-loh' attitude. Which kind of leaders do Sporeans want? Which kind of leaders will be the least capable to pull the people through a crisis?

May 11, 2011
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Lim Hwee Hua will not contest next election

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Lim Hwee Hua said on Tuesday that she would not contest the next General Election. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM

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MRS Lim Hwee Hua, a member of PAP's losing Aljunied GRC team in the recent General Election last weekend, has declared she will not contest the next 2016 election.
She will instead leave it for someone younger as she'll be 57. Mrs Lim will take a break for now. She added she is considering going back into the corporate sector but has not made a decision yet.
She was the first woman cabinet minister - Minister, Prime Minister's Office, and Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport - going into the election. Mrs Lim said that she will continue to contribute to women's issues and is optimistic that it will not be too long before there is another female full Cabinet minister.
Looking back, Mrs Lim said she does not believe anything she did differently in her Serangoon Gardens division would have changed the outcome of the elections 'too much' as it was a battle over national issues. People feel they are not being listened to sufficiently and that the party makes policies based on their intellect and does not seem to listen, she said.

The degree of engagement has risen sharply over the years, and people expect to be consulted a lot more than before, she added. On Tuesday, her former fellow Aljunied GRC team member George Yeo the Foreign Minister, said he was exiting politics and will not contest elections again. He also declared he will not run for the Presidency later in 2011.

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[makapaaa]

While kind-hearted Sporeans worry for their future, these FAPees probably think they are kaypoh for defeat is a good excuse to exit the scene to enjoy multi-million dollar pension without having to work. This is a shining example of the crutch mentality that the Old Dud is fond of accusing Sporeans of.

May 11, 2011
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George Yeo exiting politics, will not run for Presidency

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Minister George Yeo holds a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after losing the his ward, Aljunied GRC, in the 2011 General Elections. -- ST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG

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AFTER 23 years in politics, Foreign Minister George Yeo is exiting the political scene.
He confirmed at a news conference on Tuesday morning that he will not be contesting in Aljunied GRC in the next election.
'It is better for a younger person to take on this important task,' he said, noting that he is now 57 and would be 62 by then.
'Naturally, I would help to ensure a smooth handover.'
Mr Yeo also ruled out the possibility that he might run for the elected Presidency later this year.
With a smile, he said: 'I'm a free spirit and I don't think I'm temperamentally suited for it.'

 

[steffychun]

Pensions will keep them happy. Of course they want to resign. Don't to waste time

 

[makapaaa]

'It is better for a younger person to take on this important task,' he said, noting that he is now 57 and would be 62 by then.

=> So? Are not Singaporeans told they should give up the idea of retiring?

 

[makapaaa]

And how often do we see these FAP nobles address Sporeans until they fall from grace?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

PAP always point to the Opposition claiming that the Opposition appear only once every 5 years.

Now at least Opposition candidates who have been defeated in GE appear every 5 years. The defeated PAP candidates disappear forever !