Kuala Lampur, March 15 -- March 16th is a defining moment for the politics of the Democratic Action Party.

In the past, even party members were not excited about their own polls. As long as Lim Kit Siang was there, they thought someone would swing the cudgel. Then came that Tokong, Lim Guan Eng, swinging his club all over.

But things have changed. The DAP is in power now. Power makes you heady.

My chat groups are filled with opinions and comments - a lot from fireside commentators who hardly know the characters involved.

I am not a DAP man. In fact, I have always been a closet Umno supporter. Perhaps in the last 15 years or so, I have been disgusted by Umno's total decay, though at my age, I still yearn for the past when they were a m...