Another empty slogan of the loyalists: the opposition 3attalit using the 1/3

[Abou Sandal]

Anything to justify failure and theft is good for that mafia ruling clique.

-President Lahoud staying in office till the last hour: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-Israel attacking Lebanon and wrecking havoc: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-The Shiia ministers leaving the government: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-The opposition doing a sit-inn in downtown: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-The Speaker refusing to open the president election session for lack of the legal quorum: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-The opposition joining the government with 1/3rd +1: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-Tabourian refusing to sign on corrupt projects: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.
-Bassil reforming the telecoms ministry and stopping illegal activities in it: 3am Bi 3attlo L Balad.

etc...etc...

[Youchka]

We always hear the loyalists saying on TV that the experience with the opposition having the telt mou3attel was a bad experience.

Can someone enlighten us why was it a bad experience?

All I remember that was delayed was the budget, while the opposition was asking for all sanadik be canceled, Siniora wanted to cancel the ones he likes and keep others. So I see the request of the opposition here to have been fair.
And regardless of the sanadik or delay of the budget, the government has not approved a budget for years, and then ma ken khassa the opposition.

So I hope someone tells us exactly why was it a bad experience. Is it because the loyalists did not have 100% ability to do whatever they want of corruption, theft, and used the government as their own backyard?

[Mahmoum]

We should as opposition show the good thinks happened during last year; especially in the telecom and economic ministries (the rate of growth which is 7%)

I don't know, based on what the loyalists are argumenting, I think it is relative, but if so the situation before 2008 wans't better at all.

Reading what Saniora did between 2006-2007, really chi be2arref.

[J_Raad1450]

وحول رفض البطريريك صفير للثلث الضامن، قال سعد: "ان البطريرك ذهب بعيداً في مواقفه السياسية ونحن كنا قد حاولنا بوسائل متعددة التواصل معه لتحييده عن الصراعات الضيّقة لما في ذلك من مصلحة مسيحية عامة . الا ان رأي غبطته لم يتغيّر لا بالحوار المباشر ولا بالمذكرات الخطيّة أو بالرد السياسي". وتابع سعد قائلاً: "فرأيه بالثلث الضامن اليوم هو معاكس تماماً لرأيه بالثلث الضامن في العام 1997 أثناء زيارة الرئيس الحريري له في بكركي ، وقد كتب في مذكراته محضر ذلك الاجتماع الشهير في الصفحة 197، حيث شرح للحريري كيف ان الطائف نصَّ على الثلث الضامن وسمّاه المعطل وعدَّدَ القرارت التي تتطلب اجماع ثلثين !!، فما الذي غيّر رأيه اليوم ؟؟، نحن نعتبر ان توفر الثلث الضامن في الحكومة يصبّ في صلب الديمقراطية التوافقية وهو الأداة التي تساعد المعارضة على المشاركة في صياغة القرار داخل الحكومة ويضمن الاستقرار السياسي".

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[coralie]

same strategy of tekhwin w tekhwif !

once they got what they want using all sort of lies and cheating they will come up with a nice slogan like "kelna tahet sama lebnen" wel cha3eb el ghachim ba3do bi sadi2 .

[>Watani<]

قبل الإنتخابات بادر الوزير جبران باسيل بالقول مع الحقّ يقال: أن الرئيس السنيورة كان يقول له "تذكرنيّ بشبابيّ عندما كنت أنوي الإصلاح، ولكنك سوف تتعتب لأن هذا البلد لا يمكن أن يتصلحّ" وأضاف باسيل صحيح أننا كنا نشكل الثلث الضامن ولكنهم هم من كانوا يستعملون هذا الحقّ ويعطلون كل مسيرة إصلاح وتغيير ويفضلون الفساد لأنه باعتقادهم أن هذا البلد ما بيتصلحّ

[Youchka]

Siniora keeps on reiterating that the experience with telt damen was bad.

Weren't the loyalists MPs who were not showing up to the jalsset and were the ones who actually were doing the ta3til?

Are people always going to accept empty slogans? When will they hold those politicians accountable for the words they say?

[cedarheart]

Originally Posted by Youchka

Are people always going to accept empty slogans? When will they hold those politicians accountable for the words they say?

Unfortunately empty slogans rimes better and are easier on the brain than thinking is!

[GMA forever]

Al telet al damin for the opposition wel sama zar2a!

[bruno]

They aren't empty slogans. The opposition indeed was playing a negative role during the last 4 years. Usually the opposition in any country plays a criticizing role, except in Lebanon, the opposition was in fact the one in power due to HA weapons and the majority of Lebanese people was being in defense all the time (I agree about them being in offense on the speech level, that is it).
By the way, nobody have any problem with reformation, if he does well, then all we can tell him is good job ! (However i guess not, your cellphone network is really in bad shape)