It’s high time that Umno President and Barisan Nasional chairman
Najib Razak demonstrate that he’s indeed the Prime Minister of Malaysia
even if an unelected one.No one wants to see a Prime Minister being openly insulted and humiliated by two hired goons of a former Prime Minister who lives in a glass house and doesn’t know when to shut up.
No one wants to see a Prime Minister hiding behind his wife’s sarung (long skirt) or being led by the nose by a former Prime Minister who insists on pulling the strings like a Grand Puppet Master from behind the scenes.
No one can tell Najib, or any other husband, on what to do with the wife. All wives are protective, nay over-protective, even to the extent of deciding who the husband should hire as his secretary and the like.
Najib’s weakness, even follies, is that he’s not secretive enough with his wife. Too many pillow talks, which in turn spark speculation there's not enough action between the sheets, have seen Najib seriously compromised by his wife. If the wife is holding him by his “you know what”, he has to get out of the situation as best as he can or suffer the consequences sooner rather than later.
Najib must first regain his credibility with Umno members
There’s talk the Prime Minister may call for GE13 in February right after the Chinese New Year. But chances are Najib will dawdle as he is wont to do and GE13 will be held within two months of Parliament expiring on April 28 next year. He has no choice under the circumstances but to allow Parliament to expire undissolved and delay for as long as possible.
Internal surveys are turning up scary forecasts and this is a major factor for the fractious Umno division heads to plot and scheme his ouster. Many want him replaced by his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin before GE13 is held. Umno warlords simply cannot allow their party to fall together with Najib, who despite offering the greatest bumper of election goodies, much more than any of his predecessors, could only raise his popularity by 1 percentage point in the latest survey conducted by the Merdeka Center.
The Budget 2013 was passed this year and there may be enough money for the Najib Administration to last next year without resorting to Supplementary Budgets for which parliamentary approval would be needed. How well Najib utilizes this Budget would be one key factor in his ability to weather the political storms ahead and hobble together at least a Federal Government with a simple majority.