Well, only time will tell. The only thing could stay permanently true is constant change. Taking voters' support for granted is the worst attitude which PAP has entrenched themselves. Hope that WP is not that "similar" to PAP in this context as well.
The cup is either half full or half empty when you are talking about support. 57% didn't support me but 43% has supported me as well. Of course, not enough to get into parliament but that doesn't mean "rejection". Never mind, this is not the point. It doesn't wash away the fact that the poor performance of WP team is so much glaring.
Goh Meng Seng
Looking at the ST headline today, they didn’t really whack the WP hard…
If you were watching from the gallery, you will know it look a lot worse than on TV which looks a lot of worse than portray in the papers…
“DPM Teo queries WP's choice of MX9 benchmark ”
“WP and pay committee 'on the same song sheet'”
“WP final figures on ministers' pay: 'Same figures, different principles'”
“Shift in WP stance help debate move forward”
The op-ed from PAP mouth piece, Chua Mui Hoong was “From the gallery: A missed opportunity for bipartisanship”
While she did whack Gerald, she could have done much worse and she also whacks the PAP siao kaus… “But there is a fine line between parliamentary exchanges that are robust but grounded in fact and those that are hostile or unfair. Some eager-beaver PAP MPs' attempts to force assent or concessions from WP MPs in this week's debate bordered on unfriendly.”
I think the Govt stance is that as long as you dun whack us hard, we will try to go easy on you….
While I reiterate that WP performance look really bad live and it is disappointing for most HARCORE OPP supporters….
But the long damage in the eyes of the neutrals and swing voters may be overblown… The newspaper has tried to portray them as no different from PAP and Teo have praise them “Shift in WP stance help debate move forward”…
These are actually good from the point of WP because voters do not want the WP to be too different…..It is goot for WP to be PAP lite…. That is how they can get that extra 5% for East Coast to Fall….
The lunatic siao kaus fringes here who are dreaming of good old days of JBJ confrontational style or even Low Cheeky style are obsolete… and not representative of the SInkie population