THEY say “old soldiers never die, they just fade away”. Well, to paraphrase that, “dinosaur Malaysian politicians never die or even fade away”.
Earlier this week I attended a discourse with a 40something politician who some in the Opposition crowd consider a potential prime minister. However, this person was realistic that “dinosaur politicians” will not make way for new blood in the 15th General Election (GE15). For this person, the fight for fresh blood in Malaysian politics will only begin with GE16 as the party will have to wait for the dinosaur politician – who is unlikely to become PM – to retire.
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