tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post115274425800955680..comments2024-03-01T16:32:41.076+08:00Comments on Sun Bin: Wake up Ma Ying-jeou!Sun Binhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1152865805386322792006-07-14T18:30:00.000+10:002006-07-14T18:30:00.000+10:00yes, the news already leaked 24 hours ago......wou...yes, the news already leaked 24 hours ago......would be interesting to watch.<BR/><BR/>i believe now it is likely that chen will have no choice but stepping down, DPP would force him to do so in order to survive.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1152862413835892462006-07-14T17:33:00.000+10:002006-07-14T17:33:00.000+10:00Interesting development:http://news.chinatimes.com...Interesting development:<BR/><BR/>http://news.chinatimes.com/Chinatimes/Moment/newfocus-index/0,3687,9507140411+0+0+142208+0,00.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1152763088986179192006-07-13T13:58:00.000+10:002006-07-13T13:58:00.000+10:00LfC, Yes, I agree with you. There is no excuse for...LfC, <BR/>Yes, I agree with you. There is no excuse for corruption. I was just making a point that if we want a capable leader, he should be appropriately rewarded. With a dismal compensation, you are only able to attract dismal personalities.<BR/><BR/>---<BR/>david,<BR/><BR/>perhaps I was being too harsh on Ma. In fact, as a potential candidate for president, it is hard for him to take position on this issue.<BR/>i actually think Lin Cho-Shui's rant about Lee/Lien vs Chen is a very insignificant and minor issue, and it is partisan rant as well. Otherwise his essay would be a great one.<BR/><BR/>Let politics hurt some individual who may or may not deserve it, but do not damage the structure in order to achieve a short term objective.<BR/><BR/>The key issue here is that the amendment encourages (or forces) future president to plan for his retirement while in power. That would be very bad.<BR/>Along this line of thought I would argue for a significant hike in compensation for high level officers in mainland China as well, otherwise there would be no end to the corruption cases.Sun Binhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093210384069958083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1152760068970449312006-07-13T13:07:00.000+10:002006-07-13T13:07:00.000+10:00"How can you blame his wife for planning for the f..."How can you blame his wife for planning for the future?"<BR/><BR/>Chen did not stand for election under duress, did he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13378665.post-1152757598834050202006-07-13T12:26:00.000+10:002006-07-13T12:26:00.000+10:00Politics at its most petty. A few months ago all t...Politics at its most petty. A few months ago all the talk on this was of making any new regulation apply to Lien & Lee as well - that it isn't makes it very obviously a direct dig at Chen.<BR/><BR/>However, do you reckon this is Ma's doing? My impression is that it's the pan-Blue legislators pushing it themselves ... and Ma is just letting them run with it (I've yet to see an instance where Ma has made a real attempt to moderate his legislators - maybe the no-confidence vote in the Autumn though). I remember Ma publicly supporting a cut in pension - but that was more a "as future president I'm willing to cut my pension" sort of move ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com