Dr. Mahathir is relentless

From the Malaysia Insider:

Mahathir Mohamad today said that people are discussing Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor and her allegedly lavish lifestyle, regardless whether it was true or not, and this is problematic, Malaysiakini reported.

The former prime minister denied that he was attacking Datuk Seri Najib Razak's wife in his blog, and said that he was only questioning her lifestyle, given the rumours surrounding her alleged splurges.

"There are rumours out there that she spent RM3 million just for flower decorations for the (daughter’s wedding).

"The problem is 'orang cerita' (people talk), it could be wrong or factual. 'Itu jadi masalah' (that is the problem)," Dr Mahathir was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini.

The news portal reported that he was speaking to reporters after delivering a talk on youth and nation building at the German-Malaysian Institute in Bangi, Selangor.

I won't be surprised to see Najib out very soon.  The way Dr. Mahathir is smashing Najib into the ground is reminiscent of a few years ago with Badawi.

His relentlessness and drive trumps almost everyone in the political scene including Anwar.  No one quite compares to him in the history of Malaysian politics.  Even at the age of what the is now, he still has the drive and will and is spritely and his words drive through the stake as hard as when he was prime minister.

If this continues, I think Najib's days are numbered.  No way he can go toe to toe with Dr. Mahathir. The lonely comment is just a flea flick and has only served to add fuel to the fire.

Najib's biggest mistake is implementing GST without confidence of Malaysians that the government is performing well.  Most of the MOF projects have been disasters and have tainted Najib's reputation.  Perhaps he could have saved the projects by coming out early and proving they weren't disasters.  Even if he came out now and proved it wasn't, it is beyond repair unless he somehow came out with all the money 1MDB has in debt and more.  Any losses in 1MDB and Najib's tenure is likely doomed.