It's the public who stands to be betrayed.

(From The Korea Herald)

By Thepchai Yong The NationAsia News Network Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra used the international conference of Asian political parties in Bangkok last week to reflect his own thinking on Thai domestic politics. He rapped on about what he described as "adversarial politics," which he claimed was not in the public interest and constituted a "betrayal of the social contract" politicians have made with voters. It was indeed nice rhetoric. Who would argue against political leaders calling for political unity for the good of the public? But rhetoric can be both misleading and self-serving - especially so when reality on the ground is distorted …