Saturday, May 06, 2006

What I think of the Gomez's incident in this election

In 6 more hours, the polls will start! Though I have not reached the legal age to vote, I can feel the heat already.

The nine days of rallies and pulling of votes had ended. Will the PAP triumph again? Will its winning increase as compared to last election? Will there be any surprise at the hot spots? Who knows? We will see for ourselves tomorrow.

As a Singaporean and non voter, I see that this election mainly surround over the Gomez's case. In my view, I feel that the PAP is making a fuss out of a molehill. No doubt that this could be one of their strategies. This can also be a question about our integrity system and the character of the candidates. However it shouldn't be regurgitating over this case for about 2/3 of the rally time they were given. Instead the candidates should focus on what they can provide and promise (upgrading? improved facilities for the senior citizens? ) for the people in their constituencies if they were voted.

Like what Workers' Party Mr Low Thia Kiang said: "We should move on."

Yes, we should move on and stop taking the Gomez's issue out to debate and argue during this crucial and limited time. The CCTVs in the Election Department has shown; the talks on between Gomez and the staff of the Election Department on the phone was broadcasted. The people and voters will know who to believe, who to trust and who they are going to entrust their future to. THEY are there to judge.

So in this case, I feel that the Gomez 's incident was just blown big. Perhaps this incident can be left to settle after the election. Whether it will be treated as a criminal case, let's wait for all to be settle today before we bring it out and argue again.