And should we thank him? I don’t know. On the one hand there’s the fact that Rafidah Aziz hasn’t answered all the outstanding questions with respect to the AP issue. On the other hand, I’m mildy bemused by Tun M’s stamina: he just keeps going on and on and on, doesn’t he? If only ministers had the same stamina and persistence in fighting corruption at all levels, instead of restricting it to flogging the AP horse.

But’s that’s either too much to wish for, or too soon yet. It’s never too late, ya? Mahathir fires off a classic foot-in-mouth comment here :

“The Government must not cover up and lie to the public, it’s wrong. The Government knows that it was Miti that approved it, not me,” he said, adding that “any attempt to cover-up is very bad.”

“This is especially (important) as we now believe in transparency,” he told reporters.

Again, I’m sure the ensuing hypocrisy is unintended, but the implicit admission is just so telling; is the old man facing up to the truth in his twilight years? There’s a lot to be said about the idea that “I can be absolved of wrong-doing if you were benefiting under the auspices of my rule”.

I can almost see it now: you call me out, I’ll tar your name.