tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2647220677182544616..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Ma Interview in WSJMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33586627940023320702008-08-09T16:21:00.000+08:002008-08-09T16:21:00.000+08:00"but we actually inherited a government with lots ...<I>"but we actually inherited a government with lots of problems.<BR/><BR/>You talk about oil prices. The previous government froze oil prices for more than half a year."</I><BR/><BR/>As I remember, lawmakers of Ma's party were those forced Chen's government NOT to raise the gas prices before the election. Now it's all previous government's fault ????<BR/><BR/>Btw, shouldn't he use "gas prices", but not "oil prices" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40602962394838199672008-08-09T11:40:00.000+08:002008-08-09T11:40:00.000+08:00I also have problem with his use of "harmonious so...I also have problem with his use of "harmonious society", twice! <BR/>So, any debate he doesn't like will be called "pseudo-issue" and we should not debate about it. This sounds like we should all be spoon-fed with the "right-idea" to reach the harmony!<BR/><BR/>Besides, he sure knows what the US and Chinese governments want to hear. <BR/>Were the article not so long, it would be nice to read a blow-by-blow analysis from you, Michael.<BR/>MegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-32698509954260686232008-08-09T10:25:00.000+08:002008-08-09T10:25:00.000+08:00Words to preserve and remember:you will see that w...Words to preserve and remember:<BR/><BR/><B>you will see that we actually realized our campaign promise to have a clean government, to have a society of harmony, and to make peace across the Taiwan Strait. </B><BR/><BR/>A cleaned-up government in only 2.5months! I guess that means they stopped any attempts at transparency.<BR/><BR/>And the harmonious society reference feels like a veiled threat that implies the Ma government will not tolerate dissent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40833248755148633562008-08-09T10:05:00.000+08:002008-08-09T10:05:00.000+08:00"I've been having with locals lately show that amo..."I've been having with locals lately show that among swing voters Ma is facing uphill climbing."<BR/><BR/>But does it really matter at this point? He has another two and a half years before he has to even worry about his own reelection. As for the local elections that are coming up, will dislike of his administration translate into lack of support for KMT candidates?<BR/><BR/>His comment about the fact that nobody in Taiwan has to debate ideological questions anymore is laughable.Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552370490869601403noreply@blogger.com