Pan-Blue Sour Grapes and Tantrums after Taiwan Supreme Court Upholds Presidential Election Result
It should be the end of the story. As I noted with some relief a few days ago, the Taiwanese Supreme Court has upheld the results of last year's disputed presidential election -- President Chen Shui-bian is still president.
(Well, DUH!)
I was hoping the pan-blue bad boys Lien Chan and James Soong would finally have the grace and maturity to admit defeat and let Taiwan go on with the business of governing itself. They had wanted to be the leaderhip -- surely even these guys can see the value in affirming the independent integrity of the justice system.
As usual with the pan-blue, I am sorely disappointed yet again. James Soong -- speaking for the worst of the pan-blues -- has come out and accused the Supreme Court of pro-Chen bias. Way to go, buddy. Here's the blurb -- and note that Lien Chan's been spouting off too:
Underscoring the unity of the pan-blue camp, People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong (宋楚瑜) yesterday voiced his support for a statement issued on Friday by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Lien Chan (連戰) condemning the Supreme Court's decision to reject an appeal of one of the pan-blue camp's two presidential election lawsuits. "The justice system is the last fortification of democracy. However, this case shows that the current justice system ... has lost its commitment to the people," a statement issued by Soong said yesterday afternoon. . . . In his Friday night statement, titled "Justice cringes, those ruling are saturated with power," Lien expressed his grave disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision, adding that it was his belief that in time, the blue camp will get the justice it deserves. In the statement, Lien criticized the Supreme Court for giving a "hasty" final verdict on the lawsuit because of the time limit on the lawsuit. According to the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election Law (總統副總統選舉罷免法), a final judgement on any recall or election suits must be made within six months. |