Good news and bad news

The good news is that the present head of the government has expressed 'embarrassment' at misconduct in her own ranks.

Another news item is that 50,000 cases filed against members of a certain political party and 70,000 against another will be reviewed. This will be done because the filing of the cases or their verdicts might have been politically motivated. (The Daily Star, Tuesday, 27 January 2009.)

The good news is that if you belong to the first political party there is a political likelihood that you will get away with it. The bad news is that if you belong to the other you probably won’t.

The challenge for the present government is to prove the fear of the bad news wrong; a little more 'embarrassment' will go a long ways towards showing that the good news is that there is justice for all.

Please, Most Honourable, rise to the occasion; and to the rest, please pray.