The Age of Palikot
Bogumił Kolmasiak, translation: AG Tuesday, 12 January 2010 19:21
I've got a problem with Janusz Palikot. Sometimes I'm fed up with poor tricks, he invents together with well-paid former L&D's (pl.: Left ad Democrates) spin-doctor. But it happens, that Palikot speaks to the point and pays attention to important things. Today man can remember him as one who's been brandishing with plastic penis and a gun, but in fact, it has restrained rapes at Lublin's police station. Commission "Friendly State" is being accused of being a place where lobbyists feel extremely comfortable, but on the other hand, was there anybody who'd been trying to make life of businessman easier in this country?
It has to be said, that Palikot grossly violates standards binding in public life. He doesn't distinguish the right to criticize people living in public from violating their dignity. We can say theta president doesn't represent well polish interests, making wrong decisions. Such thesis fit to standards of political correctness. But public divagation about state of health of the president or homosexuality of opposition's leader shouldn't take place.
One can think, that Palikot's excesses is a smokescreen for CP's (pl.: PO) inefficiency. Scandal, oversight or lack in decisions can always be covered by Palikot's brand new revelations. Moreover Palikot winks at voters. Famous maneuver with donation of thousands PLN from students and pensioners is not reliable and everybody's aware of this, including Palikot. So what? He's deeply convinced, that he'll remain unpunished. This case also do not cause any excitement. In fact, small scams in electoral campaign are daily routine.
It's hard to compare Palikot with Lepper or Świtoń. He's not a kind of bumpkin. His jokes are sometimes very funny, diagnosis - right - and sometimes one can have
