Satiricus was quite taken back by what the press called a “review” of the APANU/KFC’s first year in office. “Isn’t a review supposed to show the good, the bad and the ugly?” said Satiricus to his friend Cappo. “How come we only heard about the bad and ugly? And even that was exaggerated!” As usual, the two of them were throwing back at the Back Street Bar, having a few.
“Budday! When people a talk ’bout de sun, dem gat fuh talk mos’ ’bout de heat, you know!” smiled Cappo. “So tell me ’bout all de good, dem lef’ out.”
“They got rid of Ham-Ton Green, didn’t they?” Satiricus smiled. “Twenty-two years, the PPP couldn’t do that! Why you think they boasting how the city clean???!”
“Well…da a wan start,” said Cappo, grinning widely. “Me na bin t’ink ’bout dat. Wha’ else?”
“Well the new Government don’t hide like the PPCEE that they take bribes. When American politicians get paid off, it’s called “lobbying”. “Satiricus paused to take a heavy draught of his beer.” In Guyana, the new Government calls it “political investment.” Isn’t that even more honest than the US?”
“Me na know ’bout dat!” said Cappo, scratching his head. “You na t’ink de investors gon want big profit pan dem investment?”
“Cappo, that is how the world operates, old friend,” said Satiricus. “But another good thing about the coalition Government is they’re not selfish.”
“Wha’ you mean?” replied Cappo. “Me always hear abee country gat fuh t’ink only ’bout abee.”
“And that is why the world got so much trouble,” said Satiricus sternly. “No country is an island! You see how Agri Minister Hold-Her went to Costa Rica to solve the region’s agriculture problem? Don’t you feel that’s good?”
“Me woulda feel mo’ good if he bin fix abee suga’ industry fuss!” he said surlily.
“They fixing it boy!” replied Satiricus. “But you know sometimes when the doctor does operate, the patient could still die?”
“And wha’ suh good ’bout dat?” Cappo was now livid.
“Is the intention, old buddy,” said Satiricus consolingly. “The Government’s intention is good.”
