Lies & Dyes

We have serious concerns when it comes to political credibility. Some of the key actors in thhe Bruce Goofing regime seem to have been typecast for the roles they have been performing on the national stage. Here are just a few examples as there are  a wide pool from which to choose:

Political credibility must be strained when:

• a jamaican politician says he has never used “bad words” a.k.a. indecent language?

• a Minister sports a hairdo characterised by a less than symmetrical division between dyed black and dyed white?

• a speech is touted to be of “national importance”, but was delivered in the wee hours of the morning and contained nothing which would have been uncomfortable in a mundane government press release?

• a politician claims sensitivity to the cries of the people who he had just made into weeping minions?

• a Minister would have us believe that the entire cabinet sat and deliberated a tax package without considering the political ramifications?

The latest one is the spin that the government knew that it was not possible to effect the tax on electricity consumption before February 1, 2010; yet allowed the prime Minister to declare in two national addresses that the entire tax package (including the electricity tax) had to become effective January 1, 2010?  That would make anyone—even the Prime Minister use colourful language.

Speaking of which, some JLP leaders have been quite adept in their use of hair colouring. One even had a nuanced rainbow colouration that varied from month to month. Another apparently economized by sharing his wife’s. They made a matching couple. Those old enough will recall the replacement of official photographs which had white hair with ones suitably altered or dyed replacements.

But the JLP government is not alone.Whilst there may be fanatical loyalty to party colour, hair dye runs aplenty untribalized.The geriatric nature of the Opposition PNP fails to be camouflaged by the liberal application of hair dye. The preference hair here seems to be white.

Since there is a general reluctance to implement term limits, then there could an easy solution: hair dye retirement. Can you imagine how many would run afoul of such a standard? By one count nine members of the opposition would readily qualify and at least two in the Senate.

Some politicians might just opt for the bald head approach; even more so after a less than Ruddy happy experience with dye. Shouts of “shower” may send both sides scampering for cover.

Guess it is just a case of our politicians dy(e)ing to serve the people. You had better believe that!