Pheu Thai prepares for worst-case scenario in court

[webfact]

Pheu Thai prepares for worst-case scenario in court

BANGKOK, 7 May 2014 (NNT) - The Pheu Thai party held an executive meeting ahead of today’s verdict by the Constitutional Court on Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s transfer of National Security chief Thawil Pleansri.

The party speculated that the court is likely to find Ms Yingluck guilty of abuse of power. It is deemed unlikely however that the entire cabinet will be charged as well. The party noted that Senator Paiboon Nititawan’s petition to the court that set the trial in motion seemed to focus only on the premier.

Pheu Thai executives said that any attempt to cite Section 7 of the charter to appoint a neutral prime minister, should the Constitutional Court rule that Ms Yingluck and the cabinet have to leave their posts, would be unfair. They believe many government supporters would be mobilized to protest against such a ruling.

The party voiced their concern that the court’s action and the Senate’s procurement of another Speaker to replace Mr Nikom Wairatpanich corresponded with Democrat party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva’s reform proposal.


-- NNT 2014-05-07

[Scamper]

Despite the spin that Pheu Thai is in complete control and have a contingency plan for everything that moves - they are - as they essentially always have been - without a compass, and in disarray. Even when they were governing, there was always the sense that Pheu Thai never thought a day or two in advance of the one they were experiencing, and even then found themselves frequently overwhelmed. The rice scheme in a way was a metaphor for the Yingluck administration in that every problem that emerged was papered over with more cash dispersals and more and more things being swept under the carpet. Pheu Thai has never had a compass or a longtime plan. Thaksin has been the defacto leader of the party, and yet he has been obsessed not with them but his own personal ambitions. Thaksin most definitely has well defined goals, and has been focused on them. He has a never ending fascination with himself. The sloppiness of the Yingluck administration can be explained in part by Thaksin's single-minded focus on his own ambitions, to the detriment of everything else. And yet, Thaksin has proved to be a truly horrible strategist. He is a player who understands the game of checkers but is instead rather attempting to play the game of chess without realizing that the mindset is profoundly different. Therefore, in his zeal to get results, he makes some really terrible errors and finds he forfeits the game. Each game that Thaksin has lost has always been responded to with yet another new game. That has been the pattern. The irony is that Pheu Thai have genuinely looked to him to think for them and solve their crises. But the secret is that he always was actually incapable of doing so.

[Mango Bob]

_{I have this feeling that either side will be happy with the judgment today.}

[h90]

Despite the spin that Pheu Thai is in complete control and have a contingency plan for everything that moves - they are - as they essentially always have been - without a compass, and in disarray. Even when they were governing, there was always the sense that Pheu Thai never thought a day or two in advance of the one they were experiencing, and even then found themselves frequently overwhelmed. The rice scheme in a way was a metaphor for the Yingluck administration in that every problem that emerged was papered over with more cash dispersals and more and more things being swept under the carpet. Pheu Thai has never had a compass or a longtime plan. Thaksin has been the defacto leader of the party, and yet he has been obsessed not with them but his own personal ambitions. Thaksin most definitely has well defined goals, and has been focused on them. He has a never ending fascination with himself. The sloppiness of the Yingluck administration can be explained in part by Thaksin's single-minded focus on his own ambitions, to the detriment of everything else. And yet, Thaksin has proved to be a truly horrible strategist. He is a player who understands the game of checkers but is instead rather attempting to play the game of chess without realizing that the mindset is profoundly different. Therefore, in his zeal to get results, he makes some really terrible errors and finds he forfeits the game. Each game that Thaksin has lost has always been responded to with yet another new game. That has been the pattern. The irony is that Pheu Thai have genuinely looked to him to think for them and solve their crises. But the secret is that he always was actually incapable of doing so.

No I think it is arrogance....They focused on their things (making money) and just ignored other small issues like the rice. Additional the filled the positions with people who are 110% reliable supporters and pose no danger. But these are of course not the smartest people.

Lets hope we don't end with a PM Chalerm....

[rubl]

The Pheu Thai seems to have toned down their protests a wee bit.

Now things may be 'unfair'.

Of course still the suggestion pro-government protesters would be mobilized. No suggestion though of spontaneous and broad protests like we saw in October / November when the government tried to push through their blanket amnesty bill.

[fab4]

The Pheu Thai seems to have toned down their protests a wee bit.

Now things may be 'unfair'.

Of course still the suggestion pro-government protesters would be mobilized. No suggestion though of spontaneous and broad protests like we saw in October / November when the government tried to push through their blanket amnesty bill.

Spontaneous? Oh come on rubl. Nice try, but if you want to go off topic with your transparent argumentative "come - ons", you're on your own. Find a thread that's relevant and try there.

[rubl]

The Pheu Thai seems to have toned down their protests a wee bit.

Now things may be 'unfair'.

Of course still the suggestion pro-government protesters would be mobilized. No suggestion though of spontaneous and broad protests like we saw in October / November when the government tried to push through their blanket amnesty bill.

Spontaneous? Oh come on rubl. Nice try, but if you want to go off topic with your transparent argumentative "come - ons", you're on your own. Find a thread that's relevant and try there.

Oh come on, dear fabs. Of course the pro government protests could be spontaneous and there may be something lost in translation, but the OP has

"They believe many government supporters would be mobilized to protest against such a ruling."

[djjamie]

They believe many government supporters would be mobilized to protest against such a ruling.

​The 1 principle supporters that love the 1992 coup because it made the unelectable a billionaire, but hated the 2006 coup because he lost billions can be assured that their "protest" will not involve sitting in Lumpini park peacefully protesting while grenades are thrown at them.

They will be on the streets with the largest armed street gang in history causing havoc like inarticulate monkeys under the guise of 1/15th democracy that the other 14 principles af democracy are wrong and against them. One being the "Rule of Law"

Funny that they respect 1/15th of democracy yet hate the other 14 principles. They love the majority so much (when it suits them) so one would expect them to at least respect 8 principles out of 15…Nope. 1. Only 1.

They are protesting against democracy if the court rules against them.

That is PTP logic right there.

[jollyman]

GOOD LUCK YINGLUCK Maybe time for a rest anyway, let the Elite idiots bring Thailand down, or more to the point BACKWARDS

[Roadman]

Oh good. She has ratted that she did not decide on the transfer on her own. Of course we always knew that puppet. More heads can roll with hers.

[thesetat2013]

GOOD LUCK YINGLUCK Maybe time for a rest anyway, let the Elite idiots bring Thailand down, or more to the point BACKWARDS

heeheee your comments always make me laugh.

:-):-):-)

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Edited May 7, 2014 by thesetat2013

[mrtoad]

GOOD LUCK YINGLUCK Maybe time for a rest anyway, let the Elite idiots bring Thailand down, or more to the point BACKWARDS

Is that a Mongolian proverb?

[jollyman]

Is that a Mongolian proverb?

​Yes An old Mongolian proverb which say "If your house is on fire and your Wife is having Hanky Panky with the man next door, no need to call the fire brigade"

[CiaranO]

And it seems that have found her guilty and she is out - now lets see what happens next!

[love1012]

The Pheu Thai seems to have toned down their protests a wee bit.

Now things may be 'unfair'.

Of course still the suggestion pro-government protesters would be mobilized. No suggestion though of spontaneous and broad protests like we saw in October / November when the government tried to push through their blanket amnesty bill.

Spontaneous? Oh come on rubl. Nice try, but if you want to go off topic with your transparent argumentative "come - ons", you're on your own. Find a thread that's relevant and try there.

why??? You never do!!!

[love1012]

would have thought that "worst case scenario" was a relative term. the worst case for the PT is they get booted out for incompetence, the worst case for The dems is they bring the red shirts down to throw petrol around and the worst case for thailand is that the one exiled in Dubai is allowed to continue using his stolen money to influence the law and rig elections so that theyre really not worth having.