Good morning,

Well, all good things come to those who do not deserve them: Abhisit Vejjajiva is to become Prime Minister. That is the workshy quisling under whose disgraceful leadership the once proud Democrat party has become a ragbag of PAD sympathizers and losers. The leaders of the government will now reward the smaller parties, some of whom are turncoats whose MPs are too frightened to return to their constituencies for fear of what voters will say to them, with cabinet seats. This return to blatant money politics is very dispiriting but proof that the …… who ordered the 2008 judicial coup has won again.

How do the power elites hold on to their power so successfully despite the will of the people? By their willingness to use violence. The deployment of the PAD (sponsored and organized by …. well, you know who) signified the willingness of the elite to sacrifice as many lives and livelihoods as necessary to ensure they got their way and held on to their power. A successful revolution in Thailand could never, therefore, be peaceful and good people are unwilling to countenance the violence that would be required.

Four people have been killed and five others wounded after bomb blasts in the deep south. Since the Democrats are so strong in the south generally, there had been speculation that progress towards peace might be made – we shall see if that happens. Frankly, I have very little faith in Abhisit’s ability to spell his own name properly but there are supposed to be some smart people in the party.

My most recent article at Triond is Subotai the Valiant.

Back tomorrow.

2-0. Nicely done. Let’s put Ghost back on the bench in case of necessity.