COMMENT | Do presidents, prime ministers and other heads of government steal? Yes, that’s a crude, point-blank poser, just as I intend it to be.

I don’t think I have to be diplomatic or politically correct in my words, not when I’m on this dreaded subject of corruption.

And no, not after what we have seen and witnessed taking place within the corridors of power – millions, if not billions, being siphoned off by those in power and their cohorts.

Some people think that when they are in power, they are invincible and could steal with impunity. They are probably intoxicated with power too, believing that they will be sitting on the throne forever, and forgetting that we have an election every five years.

Reports in the media these past few days alone of politicians and businesspeople being charged for alleged corruption must surely have got most of us fuming mad.

Assuming there was no change of government after GE15, we would have never known of such blatant abuse of power and daylight robbery of public funds aimed to help genuine bumiputera contractors in dire straits. I’m referring to the Jana Wibawa scandal, of course.

Seriously, there are times when I don’t think our leaders, even prime ministers, deserve any...