Politicians and the Dumb Things They Say

When Manmohan Singh finally came out and talked about the corruption scandals that are all in the news, boy, did he make a complete mess! Now I can see why he didn’t want to face the media all this while. It just goes to reaffirm that the guy is not a politician and that he is a very poor liar.

Like when he said corruption is inevitable in coalition politics. Really? Didn’t Bofors happen without any coalition? Oh wait, as far as the Congress is concerned, Bofors never happened since it involved their royal family.

And in what way were the Commonwealth Games and ISRO spectrum scams connected to coalitions?

Did you hear Rahul Gandhi’s take on all the (Indian) black money lying in foreign banks? It belongs to the poor, he says. Really, Rahul? I thought it belongs to all Indian citizens, not just the poor.

Manmohan said that the 2G loss is notional and similar to losses due to other subsidies. Wow! That “reasoning” really takes one’s breath away! But see how the Left reacted: they weren’t outraged by the nonsense Singh had said. Rather, their reaction was that subsidies for the poor are fine whereas subsidies for the middle class and rich aren’t. And here I thought that India’s tele-density has indeed increased. And naïve me thought that must mean that a lot of poor people must be getting cell phones. But I’m sure I am missing something here and the economic wizards of the Left can explain how the tele-density could have increased without the poor buying cell phones! But hey, forget why the USSR collapsed, why China has shifted to capitalism, and how the maid and auto driver have cell phones: instead listen to the Left when it comes to the economy and subsidies.

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  1. KumarFebruary 21, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    As a person, Manmohan is not as lowly as most politicians are. Unfortunately the reason he lost his respect is because he abandoned intellectual honesty. He could have resigned instead. I suppose his position has already spoiled him to cling, not caring about other things.

    In the history of Indian politics there are only two or three examples (like that of Rajagopalachary) who were not swayed either by power or attractive post, to stand straight and tall.

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