FELCRA's Chairman reappointment by Zahid - so how DSAI?

Any which way you want to look at it, the reappointment of former Machang member of parliament Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub as Felcra chairman, is wrong.

This morning, in more places than there are Umno bahagians dan cawangang, for more reasons than Zahid or Anwar can conjure up, and by more people than even Bersih or Reformasi can ever get together for any of their rallies, you can be sure that Malaysians will be talking about this over their morning breakfast, and in their conversation, these phrases will pop up here and there.

"Wah! this Zahid very terror one! So power lah"

"This Zahid very action. He purposely wants to show everyone who is boss ma"

"No worry lah, this Anwar very steady, he sure know what to do"

But does Anwar really know what to do? Is Zahid Hamidi really 'terror' and, with this latest 'happening', how much is left of the reserves of goodwill that Anwar Ibrahim or Zahid Hamidi will still have left in their goodwill tank?

After his recent questionable appointments to the Cabinet of people, he said he will not consider appointing during his electioneering campaigning, Anwar's reserves in his goodwill tank is running dangerously low.

Not to worry about Zahid Hamidi....his goodwill tank is on empty. And if you ask Malaysians if they will cast their votes for Zahid Hamidi at the next election...any election.... he will get a negative reading! Why negative? It will be negative because not only will he not get any votes, but there will be Malaysians who are not yet old enough to vote who will tell you that if they were old enough to vote, they will NOT vote for Zahid Hamidi. Hence the negative reading!

A few days back, Anwar told us that all political appointments in federal statutory bodies, government-linked companies (GLC) and state-investment funds. ...repeat all political appointments....are to be terminated. But Zahid, after taking into consideration the wishes of Felcra settlers (so he tells us), has decided to reappoint Ahmad Jazlan as Felcra Chairman.

Ok lah...kalau betul the Felcra settlers want Ahamad Jazlan back...can Zahid tell us how many settlers he spoke to about bringing Ahmad Jazlan back? How many?

I think if he did ask these Felcra settlers if they want Ahmad Jazlan back as Chairman, he will also get a negative reading, as he did get a negative reading when we asked people if they will cast their votes for Zahid at any election. Negative because there will be people who will tell you that if they were Felcra settlers, they will NOT want Ahmad Jazlan reappointed as Felcra Chairman.

Old bad habits die hard.

Probably Zahid arbitrarily made that decision a day or two ago. It was reported in the media yesterday...and yesterday, 6000kms away in Melbourne... I was discussing the matter with a group of MCOBAs over lunch within hours of that story being reported in the media. Our verdict? Thumbs down!

What did Zahid expect?

That nobody will notice that reappointment that goes against everything Anwar said he has decided to not do?

That Malaysians will not be bothered about this one little reappointment of a politically appointed Felcra chairman? That, yes, maybe there will be some Malaysians who will make some noise, but give it a few days and all the ho ha will die down because, after all, Malaysians mudah lupa....kan?

This is a lapse in good sense and judgment by Zahid Hamid. We now are watching what DSAI will do to make right what Zahid Hamid did wrong. Enough said.