Jomo’s PMC and the ‘ULP’ Argyle airport

31.JULY.08

Editor: It was with both satisfaction and reservation that I received the news of the recently formed political party, PMC. On one hand, it is clear that the ULP has failed miserably at good and effective governance. Their greatest success has been political divide and polarization of our nation.{{more}} On the other hand, the shrewd legal acumen of Jomo Thomas cannot be the sole basis of a political party. While I commend Thomas on his pragmatic initiative and further approve the associates involved in the launching of the party, I am confused by what can be interpreted as the half-step of a political party which has no plans to contest the next election. Indeed, it may be a strategic move for PMC to garner local opinions and recommendations as a primary function before committing to full-fledged ambition for ballots in the bid for future governmental agency. Thus, it is with undisguised interest I observe unfolding events.

Next, the Argyle airport. With all the red t-shirts and obnoxious fanfare surrounding this development, many realize that this is not a national project, but rather a ULP undertaking. With the nation bitterly polarized and ULP supporters voicing victorious sentiments (over what and whom I fail to understand) I would like to present a single, simple and pertinent query: Is the airport being funded only by members of the ULP? If this is the case, then my abhorrence of the ridiculous and juvenile display of the ULP supporter in this development will be readily mitigated.

Finally, I was reading an old newspaper in which Patrick Ferrari categorized ULP’s treatment of Bassy Alexander’s granddaughter as an act of spite. He thought the word “victimization” was inappropriately harsh. Let me simply say this: there is no need to get technical and split hairs with definitions – if the young lady were a victim of spite, then she was victimized.

John Smith