In a display symptomatic of the delusion born of power corrupting our leaders absolutely, Basdeo Panday dares to tell his party supporters "Remember I have warned you in advance on each occasion when you were about to make a fool of yourself" (Express 11^th Feb 2008). While it is hardly surprising that this customary drivel spews forth from his public platform, it does beg the question as to whom the hell does Mr. Panday think he is? This display emphasises that Panday has no respect for the intelligence of any members of the public that are still blind enough to follow him. 

These Trade Union-esque tirades only reinforce his own fantasy of being a saviour to ‘his people’ and worse, they are at direct odds with the logical, methodical and emotion-free approach required from our Opposition, to cope with a Government that is itself in the throws of delusional leadership. Those present at Princes Town should have vacated the premises upon effectively being told by Panday, with his dubious history and double standards, that he should do their thinking for them. Does Panday believe he has an elevated status to think he can lead through demeaning his faithful? Clearly, this is the case. If Panday wanted to dissuade people from investment in the ailing HCU, how about facts and figures backed with alternatives rather than hearsay and ranting? Perhaps not, as this would require a level of maturity that clearly escapes the capabilities of those elected to T&T office (and their supporters). To paraphrase his own comments: has anyone warned Panday about making a fool of himself? 

A Prime Minister whose ego drives his own hallucinations and arrogance, countered by an Opposition leader rendered impotent by undertaking the same egomaniacal path? When are we going to stop this astonishing acceptance of what passes as leadership? Meanwhile, our record murder rate continues and our economy shakes without any sign of worthy processes from these parties to resolve these issues.

Sheldon Waithe