The Final Cross
http://indi.ca/2010/08/the-final-cross/ (indi.ca)
published: 2010-08-27 06:57:16 ( 17 months ago )fetched: 2010-08-27 09:15:48 ( 17 months ago )
Today the SLMC will probably cross to the government side, giving Mahinda more than a two thirds majority. This is the final crumbling of Ranil's coalition which began in 2001, hastened in 2004 when he didn't fight President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga and now almost completed since he has not fought President Mahinda Rajapaksa. With the last two Presidents he's tried to negotiate and they've simply picked his pockets of his MPs. Now the UNP's fall is almost complete, but Ranil will probably stay there until there's no party left. Today the greatest impediment to democracy is not [ ... ]
Source: Kottu.Org