MCA Chua Soi Lek may not be fielded as a candidate for Barisan Nasional in the next general election.

The indications are there and this is why he is getting desperate and easily agitated, resulting in his current “scolding spree”.

MCA insiders in the know pointed out that Chua was perturbed and frustrated by the appointment of MIC president Senator G. Palanivel as a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

“It hurt his ego and pride. As president of BN’s second largest coalition party, he should have also been appointed,” said the party insider.

The insider said the Chinese community’s contiuous fall in support for the MCA and Chua’s immoral image had made him a liability to the BN.

Desperate for Malay votes, Soi Lek plays Chinese vs Chinese race card

Although the MCA has tried to play a big brother's role to the Chinese in Sarawak, the community is not so concerned about how the party is doing. In fact, they rate the MCA as being as "hopeless as the SUPP" and that its leaders were merely fighting for their own selfish interests. Many tended to lump the two Chinese dominated parties together in one breath.

However, what caught their attention recently was the speculation in the Chinese media and cyberspace that several MCA bigwigs had agreed it was 'smart' strategy to dump a flailing Prime Minister Najib Razak and throw their support behind Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

MCA president, Chua Soi Lek's recent accusations that DAP wanted to turn Malaysia into a 'Little China' also raised eyebrows amongst the Chinese in Sarawak, one of the largest Sino-communities in the country.

Shame of America: Desperate Man Robs Store for One Dollar in Order to Go to Jail to Get Health Coverage

James Richard Verone of North Carolina spent his whole life playing by the rules and staying out of trouble. Having worked as a delivery man for Coca Cola for 17 years, Verone was known as a hard worker and honest man.

Yet when he was laid off from Coca Cola three years ago, Verone was desperateto find work. He eventually found employment as a convenience clerk, yet he began to notice a protrusion in his chest. He developed arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome, and soon the pain became too much for him to bear. He filed for disability, but he was denied any sort of coverage by the federal government.

So earlier this month, Verone drove to a local RBC Bank and told the teller he was robbing them for a dollar. He said he wanted to rob the bank in order to go to jail and get medical coverage:

Verone didn’t want to scare anyone. He executed the robbery the most passive way he knew how. He handed the teller a note demanding one dollar, and medical attention. “I didn’t have any fears,” said Verone. “I told the teller that I would sit over here and wait for police.” [...]

Verone says he’s not a political man. But he has a lot to say on the subject of socialized medical care. He suspects he wouldn’t be talking to a reporter through a metal screen wearing an orange jumpsuit if such an option were available in the U.S. “If you don’t have your health you don’t have anything,” said Verone. The man has high hopes with his recent incarceration. He has seen several nurses and has an appointment with a doctor Friday.The ideal scenario would include back and foot surgery and a diagnosis and treatment of the protrusion on his chest, he said.

Verone told the local press he would like to serve in prison long enough to be able to get out in time to collect Social Security benefits that he paid into his entire life. He also hopes to be able to retire along a beach some day. Verone says that he doesn’t regret landing behind bars and that he had no choice. Between continuing a life in pain and choosing prison, he is happy with his decision. “If I had not exercised all the alternatives I would be sitting here saying, ‘Man I feel bad about it,’” he said. “I picked jail.” The United States is the only wealthy country that does not offer comprehensive universal health care to every citizen; in no other rich country would anyone be faced with such a choice.

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