Samak is counting down his days as pm

All possible solutions to the political quagmire will just start the vicious circle turning again Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is facing a perfect storm. The Constitution Court has ruled that his Cabinet violated the Constitution when it approved, without seeking passage from Parliament, a joint communique with Cambodia on the Temple of Preah Vihear being listed as a World Heritage site. Once a government is found to have violated the Constitution, which represents the highest law of the land, it must resign in order to show respect to the rule of law. But we can't expect such a display of high moral value from the Samak government. The People Power Party wants to send Noppadon Pattama, the foreign minister, to face the death squad alone. A group of 77 senators, as well as the Opposition Democrats, smell blood. The... [read full story]