[quote=“Hokwongwei”]Rumor has it that Presidential advisor Liao Liou-yi (廖了以) and former Yunlin magistrate Chang Jung-wei (張榮味) are threatening to split from the KMT and form the “Kuomintang of Taiwan” (台灣國民黨), keeping in mind the real party is called the Kuomintang of China (中國國民黨). Whether this will be like the US Tea Party, which is just a movement within the larger Republican Party, or a completely new political party is unknown.
According to UDN, a person close to Liao said: “Hung Hsiu-chu’s entering the race has been a disaster for [southern Taiwan]. We can’t do anything but take action at this point.” (洪秀柱參選對地方是已經變成災難，現在已不能沒有動作) Word is, they want the KMT to ditch Hung for another candidate (presumably Eric Chu), but I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the election is in January and it’s already practically October. So, in other words: Congratulations President Tsai.[/quote]
As always, Icon the pessimist here. I guess it is the ambience I work in or what, but I am not so optimistic. A Tsai presidency will be hollow from within the ranks of the gummit, lack of support on every file and rank. There is always a telling hollowing as the rats leave the ship for greener pastures, and that has not happened yet. In spite of the dark clouds looming for the blues.
Which in turn I do not understand. You have president Ma fighting tears regarding commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the victory… well, you know the story, while the rampant corruption practically brings the main cities to standstill. That we do not see the majors basically leads up to not being able to show their faces north and south due to accusations, counteraccusations and other messes. Yet, everything moves as before, same as always, until the tobacco factory folds into itself of other tragedy strikes. and not even then.
It is like the fixing of the roof at Taipei Main: everyone was happy, saying that now with major Ko, the shenanigans would be over and finally there would be some real nice roof over a major landmark. Alas, the same people that brought you the cream colored Freedom Gates at Freedom Plaza aka CKS are stuck again, or shall I say, have struck again…
Which brings me to the question: the blues will still have the LY, no matter what, and certainly after these 8 years, another go at the presidency is quite unlikely, so what is the big deal at letting Hung run? She talks the talk and walks the walk of the major policies and is an adherent o the party line. What is the big deal that has elicited such opposition from within? Certainly, there is little unity to expect based on historical precedents but the animosity goes beyond simple strategies, falling suspiciously into sexism or some ism. I do not believe they grew a conscience or care that they might lose the south, as mathematically and systematically that is not a real possibility. The source of the strength comes from the money generated North of Keelung, so, what is the panic now? One wonders what happened to push Hung first into self-evaluation and now this practically shoving her off the table.
Feels weird, though, no actual campaigning having started.
