Pakatan Rakyat is not ready for general election. Not just yet. With teething problems plaguing the 3-party pact, the opposition is in limbos.
Backbiting in PKR, DAP and PAS, the disagreement over major issues among them and the growing discontentment at grassroot level are making them groggy. PR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is having difficulties to finalise PR seat allocation, hiding the fact that the problem may cost them crucial votes.
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I think this is the right time for PM Najib to dissolve the Parliament - when the enemies are at their lowest capability to contest.
Although Anwar had recently said PR seat allocation was 'almost complete', he couldn't hide his frustration when his allies made their own decision, especially when Lim Kit Siang decided to contest in Gelang Patah while Nizar Jamaluddin has chosen Changkat Jering.
The squabbles betwen PAS and DAP over 'Allah' - with PKR on the sideline - is far from over. Even the stance of few PAS leaders like Hadi Awang and Mat Sabu keep changing, reflecting their weak political standpoint which makes them look as losers to Lim Guan Eng and Karpal Singh.
Without any effort to end the crisis, the action of PKR, headed by Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as president, which prefers to keep quiet, also raises question marks.
Many grassroot members of the opposition pact are confused and question the accord achieved by PAS, PKR and DAP, which is purportedly strong.
The opposition too has found itself seething in criticism of late, from brickbats hurled against their populist manifesto to accusations that alluded them to be involved in the Lahad Datu stand-off.
And of course PKR vice-chairman Tian Chua is Pakatan's liability. His remarks about the Suluks intrusion in Sabah are making Malaysians - irrespective of their political ideologies - fuming mad, a factor that could drive away voters from PR's booths.
The Opposition Leader himself has been widely-linked to the intrusion as the man who planned it with Nur Misuari and Jamalul Kiram, all for his politics.
For the past two weeks, Anwar who is PR's head honcho and supposedly its prime minister candidate had been on the defensive in his nationwide ceramah rounds. His speech in Malacca recently was seen as an exasperated attempt to defuse tension pertaining to Tian Chua's blunder.
And out of the blues, PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli, when asked on Pakatan's approach in deflecting the issues, turned defensive himself, albeit denying that the opposition coalition had yet to suffer a twitch against putative accusations.
Pakatan too suffers a double blow to wrest Putrajaya.
The death of PI Balasubramaniam due to heart illness has not been a good timing as he was only about to 'reveal all' in a nationwide campaign. Then came a series of pictures purportedly taken from a video feed featuring two men in compromising positions where one of them appears to be of Anwar.
Although Anwar has denied that the man in the video feed was him, investigation into the matter (which will take some time) is 'killing' him politically. After 2 major sodomy cases - one of which he won - and suing a blogger for RM100 million, such denial is still not sufficient to win back the peoples' trust.
All these are pointing to a weakening Pakatan.
The spats among PAS leadership after the sacking of deputy president Nasharuddin, and bickering in Johor DAP will further dampen PR's preparation for the national polls.
So, Najib has valid reasons to dissolve the Parliament... anytime now!
Backbiting in PKR, DAP and PAS, the disagreement over major issues among them and the growing discontentment at grassroot level are making them groggy. PR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim is having difficulties to finalise PR seat allocation, hiding the fact that the problem may cost them crucial votes.
Although Anwar had recently said PR seat allocation was 'almost complete', he couldn't hide his frustration when his allies made their own decision, especially when Lim Kit Siang decided to contest in Gelang Patah while Nizar Jamaluddin has chosen Changkat Jering.
The squabbles betwen PAS and DAP over 'Allah' - with PKR on the sideline - is far from over. Even the stance of few PAS leaders like Hadi Awang and Mat Sabu keep changing, reflecting their weak political standpoint which makes them look as losers to Lim Guan Eng and Karpal Singh.
Without any effort to end the crisis, the action of PKR, headed by Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as president, which prefers to keep quiet, also raises question marks.
Many grassroot members of the opposition pact are confused and question the accord achieved by PAS, PKR and DAP, which is purportedly strong.
The opposition too has found itself seething in criticism of late, from brickbats hurled against their populist manifesto to accusations that alluded them to be involved in the Lahad Datu stand-off.
And of course PKR vice-chairman Tian Chua is Pakatan's liability. His remarks about the Suluks intrusion in Sabah are making Malaysians - irrespective of their political ideologies - fuming mad, a factor that could drive away voters from PR's booths.
The Opposition Leader himself has been widely-linked to the intrusion as the man who planned it with Nur Misuari and Jamalul Kiram, all for his politics.
For the past two weeks, Anwar who is PR's head honcho and supposedly its prime minister candidate had been on the defensive in his nationwide ceramah rounds. His speech in Malacca recently was seen as an exasperated attempt to defuse tension pertaining to Tian Chua's blunder.
And out of the blues, PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli, when asked on Pakatan's approach in deflecting the issues, turned defensive himself, albeit denying that the opposition coalition had yet to suffer a twitch against putative accusations.
Pakatan too suffers a double blow to wrest Putrajaya.
The death of PI Balasubramaniam due to heart illness has not been a good timing as he was only about to 'reveal all' in a nationwide campaign. Then came a series of pictures purportedly taken from a video feed featuring two men in compromising positions where one of them appears to be of Anwar.
Although Anwar has denied that the man in the video feed was him, investigation into the matter (which will take some time) is 'killing' him politically. After 2 major sodomy cases - one of which he won - and suing a blogger for RM100 million, such denial is still not sufficient to win back the peoples' trust.
All these are pointing to a weakening Pakatan.
The spats among PAS leadership after the sacking of deputy president Nasharuddin, and bickering in Johor DAP will further dampen PR's preparation for the national polls.
So, Najib has valid reasons to dissolve the Parliament... anytime now!