New Cabinet 2008 (1)
The casualties among former ministers who won in GE2008 but dropped from the cabinet line-up are Rafidah Aziz, the quarrelsome duo from Perlis namely Radzi Sheikh Ahmad and Azmi Khalid, Adnan Mansor, Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, Ong Ka Ting, Dr Fong Chan Onn and Dr Abdullah Md Zin. It just means their shelf life have expired -- no big deal to the rakyat.
There are three Malay names who made it to the Cabinet via back door listing, namely lawyer Zaid Ibrahim, banker Amirsham A. Aziz and RPK's favourite Mohamad, Muhammad Muhammad Taib. Thery didn't contest in GE2008 but were anointed ministers after being appointed Senators. That's back-door democracy ala Malaysia for you.
