12-15-2011, 06:22 AM
Welcome Sam! Good to have you onboard. Easier to have civil dialogue here.
Obviously O'Neill is going to give it the old college try and see what comes. He won't go easily; he laid too much groundwork leading up to the SC decision. He has been coached very well. I just hope that should this latest move to replace the GG backfire, he will step aside as crooze says. His best chance here is to save face. Parliament will make Somare a lame/dead duck (hate to use that term!) IF Parliament stays along the current lines. O'Neill would be able to garner support for the election. A question would be if he is ousted, what will he have as far as position in the gov? Anything, nothing? He may just turn into a full-time campaigner drumming up election support.
I hope they get this resolved in the next few days, but no predicting at this point.
Obviously O'Neill is going to give it the old college try and see what comes. He won't go easily; he laid too much groundwork leading up to the SC decision. He has been coached very well. I just hope that should this latest move to replace the GG backfire, he will step aside as crooze says. His best chance here is to save face. Parliament will make Somare a lame/dead duck (hate to use that term!) IF Parliament stays along the current lines. O'Neill would be able to garner support for the election. A question would be if he is ousted, what will he have as far as position in the gov? Anything, nothing? He may just turn into a full-time campaigner drumming up election support.
I hope they get this resolved in the next few days, but no predicting at this point.