If one reads the blogs in our local media sites we don’t have much to look forward to in 2013.

The Fab 5, or the Famous 5, or the Judas 5, or whatever you wish to call them, who jumped ship and actually voted with their conscience to put Country first have got very little praise. The same bloggers who have been screaming for the removal of the Cayman Islands premier non stop during 2012 (and before), are still not happy with the 5. They have pointed out to us, with much glee, how these 5 were the cohorts of the premier and have backed him continually throughout his reign.

True. But that is not the point. To go against any dictator takes courage and the longer you take to do it takes even more.

Shouldn’t we ALL just be happy that it has happened? All of us who love this country should be. I am VERY happy the 5 made this decision. I am VERY unhappy that is was necessary. It should not have been.

Whatever one personally thinks of our past premier, he was being investigated for various serious offences and he was finally arrested and questioned on them. He is still under investigation. Anybody who argues I am innocent until proven guilty, therefore I can continue to represent a country, is either wearing blinkers and therefore not thinking rationally, or is completely brainwashed and/or has ulterior motives of their own. Otherwise their thinking is so impaired they themselves should not be in a position of any authority because every decision they make is now questionable.

The United Democratic Party General Secretary, MLA Ellio Solomon, says his party is stronger than ever with the forced resignation of 5 of its most senior members/MLAs/ Ministers. A very strange statement but unfortunately expected from him. Very little of what he says recently makes much sense.

With all this nonsense can 2013 bring forth hope for our Country?

Yes. It can and if we ALL pull together it WILL.

There are many hurdles ahead and we will stall and fall. But we will get up. There is a willingness for change. This was very evident from the turnout that showed up for the inaugural Coalition for Cayman meeting. Unfortunately, they have allowed that initial enthusiasm and excitement to ebb and the Coalition’s motives have become immersed in suspicion. But it did galvanise the People’s Progressive Party into action and showed a new side of their leader, Alden McLaughlin, who has since spoken and acted statesmanlike. There was no recklessness voiced in any of his speeches just before the vote of no confidence in McKeeva Bush as premier. McLaughlin also has shown no gloating in Bush’s removal. I am impressed.

What a difference from when Kurt Tibbetts was ousted as the Leader of the House all those years ago in 2001 to be replaced by McKeeva Bush in a “coup”. It certainly proves the saying “what goes around comes around.”

With a general election looming in May the answer for hope this year is in our hands. If the hope turns to despair who can we blame but ourselves?