Take a deep breath.........count to 10

Madam Prime Minister, I notice that your ministers are talking first and thinking later. If you are indeed in charge, and not a figurehead, it might be time for you to take a position. In the first place Jack Warner opened his mouth on the use of the bus route and then said he would listen to suggestions. Secondly he opened his mouth even bigger about the PH taxis and when there is an uproar he will listen to suggestions. On the issue of the water taxis, on the one hand Warner is going to sell some of them and on the other he is going to expand the service to include two other terminals.
Madam Prime Minister, if I may say so, this sounds suspiciously like Patrick Manning. "For all those who protesting, it will not only be two smelter, they will get three".
Madam Prime Minister, in case you have forgotten, it is that type of attitude which hustled Manning out of power. He had become so brash he could say anything he wanted. And he would spend loud money on consultations so people could listen to him and he could stuff his ears with cotton wool when it was their turn to talk.
The other issue Madam is the attack on the Chief Justice by one of your ministers. Madam Prime Minister, the record is clear on what the man said during the budget debate. And the record is equally clear on what he said in his explanation in the same august chamber.... a poor attempt at making excuses.
Madam Prime Minister, please remember that Manning had launched a vicious attack on a Chief Justice he perceived was sympathetic to your party. Now your front bench has shown that they are not averse to attacking a Chief Justice they perceive is sympathetic to the PNM. Madam Prime Minister this can only get worse. It started with Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj when Michael de La Bastide was Chief Justice and spiralled out of control with Manning while Sat Sharma held the office. Now the attacks have descended to the realm of the obscene. The cost of housing the Chief Justice for one year is the same as the cost of your ten day trip to New York for the Indian Independence Day parade.
Does anyone remember, Prime Minister, an incident that posed a security risk to the CJ outside his private residence. I vaguely remember this incident and I have been unable so far to get information on it, but I will continue to search. Failing that Prime Minister, I will concede that I am wrong.