The rigmarole of politics

I can't helped but noticed that some of the countries' political situations are just plain ridiculous or circus-like..

The last 2 PM of Japan lasted almost 1 year.. and again, the Japanese might need to go to the polls... AGAIN.. to decide who will form the government or rather which "faction" will be dominant and who will be the next PM.. the position of the PM felt like a mockery to me with the post being "rotated" among the "heavy-weights" in a musical-chair manner.. How would the country be able to move forward if all the government and most importantly the PM has to constantly worry about getting consensus or grant "favor" for the support he gets.. There are so many issues facing the Japanese, like aging population, shrinking population, lack of competitiveness in the global market, healthcare, etc.. It is about time to stop fighting among themselves and start integrating to the WORLD..

Then the presidential competition in US that is heating up.. The announcement of Governor Palin as the running mate of McCain was, in my view, a maverick move.. It will definitely absorbed some of the disgruntled Democrats who had wanted to put Senator Clinton in the White House.. And what does having a teen-mum daughter got to do with her abilities to govern?? It is just comparable to the Bush twins antics, if you ask me.. Well, whomever that is going to take over the White House, I just hope that the new administration will be less unilateral and more (global) inclusive in its foreign policies.. and also stop behaving like some cowboys with big guns wanting to show-off..

Lastly I would like to comment on the situation at home.. day in, day out, one just can't escape from the mentally-retarded antics of some politicians in Malaysia.. C4, September 16, "Pendatang" (immigrant), sodomy, to jump or not to jump ship, "us" vs "them", Taiwan "study" trip... The whole world is being caught in the worsening economic situation where everyone is trying to find ways to progress, develop and thrive nationally, and here we have a government that is encouraging divisiveness among its people, playing the race card and questioning the loyalty of its own citizens..

Politicians are to SERVE the people and not to be served by the people... Yet how many politicians, local and abroad, could truly meet their Makers and/or have a clear conscious that they seek public office because they wanted to serve the people and did indeed do what they had promised??