I really am too skeptical of politicians..

and it isn't just Caribbean politics and politicians...

Earlier this week, a former PNP MP switched parties..she clearly isn't the first politician to switch sides and the reverse has happened and I have been as skeptical as those as I am of this 'switch'. What I find particularly disturbing about this one, was up to a few months/years ago, the JLP was asking her to be removed as MP since she had dual citizenship with the US which is currently (thank goodness) not allowed in our constitution... (our constitution does allow dual citizenship eligibility with commonwealth countries, which I am also opposed to, but that's for another time); yet they(the JLP) welcomed her with open arms when she switched sides..

I am also for whatever reason very disappointed when public servants who I consider exceptional at what they do, join political parties.....I'd like to think that to be a really great public servant you must be party blind, but I guess you need to be party blind at work only, and I am not sure if anyone can really do so convincingly and totally.
This week one of our imho well respected, exceptional public servant is rumoured to be running for the JLP..

And just in case someone is wondering if I am only disappointed when it happens in the JLP, I was equally disappointed when a former exceptional Police Commissioner joined the PNP as a candidate.


rsp