Dear Editor,
On many occasions when discussing the ability of a person, words are confused. For instance he has a nice voice as opposed to he knows how to sing. In baseball some people would say he has good stuff, while others will say he knows how to pitch. And this counts for almost everything that we do. Ì had a conversation with a person on the phone on Monday as a consequence of a news article in the paper. One thing brought the next and that comparison that I began this article with also came up. For instance one can be head of the government, but does not know how to govern. I believe that that is the case with our government.
Let me be clear that you don't get to be a medical doctor and surgeon by being a fool, so in no form or fashion I am being dismissive, I am merely voicing my opinion. Neither am I advocating for change of government, but it still remains that in my vision the people of Sint Maarten will not get anything done with the way the present government is proceeding. Even though I try to avoid repeating what some would call it, there is empathy there. What I still do not understand is what is the real reason that after so many years we still have not learned to make use of what our status affords us. Pointing fingers and denigrating does not make for good leaders.
The members of Parliament have so much idle time on their hands, still I am sure that the majority of them will be gobsmacked if someone would confront them with a question pertaining to the Constitution. By the way, does anybody in government think of asking Ms. Jacobs about her endurance? How she is the only one in these first fifteen years who weathered the tumblings of the Sint Maarten governments' storms?
Honestly speaking, I would be the last one to participate in getting rid of the TEATT Minister, and even if I did, I probably would have sugar-coated it. I must add that 'we'll see' seems to be the motto of the governments, which my opinion is a consequence of instability in government and governing. I always believe in country before self, but I also believe that in dynamism. And I believe that the SER is underscoring my thoughts, after reading Wednesday's paper.
Russell A. Simmons
