Tony Leon to Quit

[Nick333]

It's interesting to note that when Leon quits he will be elligible for a full ministerial pension for the rest of his life warmly funded by the generous taxpayers of South Africa.

And who warmly funds the pensions of canadian ministers?

 

[TELESPHORE]

What I'm trying to find out is does the Leader of the Opposition get a Ministerial Pension or does he get a normal MP pension?

Good question. Pondered and found myself thinking in circles.

 

[BCO]

There has been enough BEE thanks.

So you'd rather not have the most effective possible opposition if it means having a black leader?

 

[kilo39]

Me thinks Cosatu be pointing at the wrong 'leader?' (And how can anybody get a story so wrong while lying with a straight face?)

Meanwhile, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) welcomed Leon's announcement, saying he would do best to go.

"Under his leadership the DA has shifted from a liberal ideology to an outright right-wing, conservative stance.

"He became a shop steward for big business and an enemy of the workers," Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven said. -

I've hit limit of effective leadership - Leon Nov 26 06

 

[Skeptik]

And who warmly funds the pensions of canadian ministers?

LOL

I'd like to see him get out this one!

 

[kingrob]

There has been enough BEE thanks.

Very funny!

 

[Gilgamesh]

please please please please not Douglas Gibson.

I agree. He is like one of those silly little fluffy lapdogs that yaps and yaps and yaps and that any decent burglar can dropkick over the nearest fence for 3 points.

 

[kingrob]

I agree. He is like one of those silly little fluffy lapdogs that yaps and yaps and yaps and that any decent burglar can dropkick over the nearest fence for 3 points.

He also has a face for radio.

 

[kingmonty]

I'm not sure about Canada, but in some countries, the congresses and other parliamentary bodies are frequently made up of people who were rich before going into politics. The other side of this coin is that all campaigning, etc are for the party and/or campaigning representative's account - and not a bill footed by the general electorate. In fact, a large proportion of the election process is funded through private funding almost entirely. Likewise, members of some congressional organisations in some governments are only paid very small amounts, and these amounts are only paid while representatives are actually in office. Once the official leaves office, they will likely pursue careers in a private sector so as to acquire more wealth, and as such will not be provided with a pension but will be paid out in accordance to their providend fund to which he or she subscribed while being in office.

Sometimes I wish we had a similar system here, but unfortunately it does open up the system for abuse, as we have clearly witnessed in the US in the last 2 presidential elections.

 

[TELESPHORE]

So you'd rather not have the most effective possible opposition if it means having a black leader?

We still have got a long way to go to find our normalized approach towards colour don’t we? Is it opposition we are talking about or colour of your skin? Seems like the non-Caucasian persons would always have a beef. Grow up please.

 

[Nick333]

I'm not sure about Canada, but in some countries, the congresses and other parliamentary bodies are frequently made up of people who were rich before going into politics. The other side of this coin is that all campaigning, etc are for the party and/or campaigning representative's account - and not a bill footed by the general electorate. In fact, a large proportion of the election process is funded through private funding almost entirely. Likewise, members of some congressional organisations in some governments are only paid very small amounts, and these amounts are only paid while representatives are actually in office. Once the official leaves office, they will likely pursue careers in a private sector so as to acquire more wealth, and as such will not be provided with a pension but will be paid out in accordance to their providend fund to which he or she subscribed while being in office.

Sometimes I wish we had a similar system here, but unfortunately it does open up the system for abuse, as we have clearly witnessed in the US in the last 2 presidential elections.

Well they get a pension in the UK. Anyway the troll has gone quiet so what are we to surmise?

 

[TonyA]

Troll ?

 

[Daniedj]

It'll be sorry for Tony to go. But I've always seen him as a poodle barking at a big Pittbull (ANC) busy shagging a very surprised toy pom (public).

And that goes pretty much for all the "opposition" is RSA.

 

[Nick333]

Troll ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

 

[TELESPHORE]

It'll be sorry for Tony to go. But I've always seen him as a poodle barking at a big Pittbull (ANC) busy shagging a very surprised toy pom (public).

And that goes pretty much for all the "opposition" is RSA.

From where I am sitting it looks like the ANC is preparing to be an opposition party.

 

[Daniedj]

From where I am sitting it looks like the ANC is preparing to be an opposition party.

Me too. I think that it might just happen.

 

[TonyA]

Good democracy = strong opposition and that ain't Tony

 

[TELESPHORE]

Good democracy = strong opposition and that ain't Tony

Agree – Tony is to much of a gentleman

 

[Daniedj]

Agree – Tony is to much of a gentleman

I just can't see RSA with a balanced government soon unless something happens inside the ANC.

 

[The Confederados]

South Africa’s Most Useless Politician Quits
Tony “what’s that whining noise” Leon, who holds the award for South Africa’s most useless politician ever, has announced that he is quitting as leader of the Democratic Alliance in May next year.
Making the announcement, Leon said that 13 years as Leader of the Opposition was the “absolute upper limit of effective leadership” and that was why he was quitting. Actually, he might as well have admitted that one year of his leadership in that joke party was the absolute limit of his effective leadership, although his critics might be more harsh.
After having led the DA into one flopped election after the other, constantly losing ground against the ever growing masses of Black ANC voters (the legislature is dominated by the African National Congress which holds around 80% of the 400 seats) and ardently supporting vicious anti-White affirmative action measures, Leon and his band of pathetic parliamentarians have long since turned their parasitic activities in Parliamunt into a way of making a living off the taxpayer, rather than any serious political activity.
In fact, it is no coincidence that Leon has announced his decision to quit as Leader of the Opposition now that he has just served long enough to qualify for a life long pension at his current salary – the equivalent of a cabinet minister. Blood sucking parasites, one and all.