PM's Empty Conference Speech

I really must comment on the speech given by the Prime Minister at the recent conference of the Peoples National Party and I must truly say that I was sorely disappointed that it did not have the substance that would normally be required of a speech of this nature to put it bluntly the speech was totally devoid of any real substance and sounded more like a campaign speech. Has Comrade Simpson Miller forgotten that she is now Prime Minister? Why is she behaving as though she is still in opposition? The nation looks to its leaders to take the helm and steer it to safety especially in times of difficulty, but the prime minister was more interested in blaming the JLP than accept responsibility for the failures and shortcomings of her own administration. It has been nine months now since they have taken office how long will they continue to blame the other side instead of doing what the people of Jamaica elected them to do.

What makes matters even more disturbing is the fact that after having been silent for so long the people of Jamaica were anxiously waiting to hear the Prime Minister unravel her plans to tackle the sliding dollar, unemployment, rising crime and other social ills but instead of giving the people hope and inspiring the people by telling them what she has in pipelines for relieving their suffering Mrs. Simpson Miller dedicated to speech to vilifying the opposition and lauding herself and her party even though many of the promises they made have not been fulfilled and no bills have been passed parliament over the last nine months, quite frankly I see very little to  be jubilant about  and self-praise is no recommendation.

Ever since this administration has taken office, The Dollar has dropped in value, our Net International Reserves (NIR) have decreased significantly, unemployment have increased, while both taxes and commodity prices have taken a turn for the worse, yet instead of saying what she plans to do all she was doing was blaming others, no wonder she was given a failing grade by many of the islands’ leading political analyst and quite frankly I agree with them wholeheartedly, Her speech was filled with clichés and lacking any real substance leaving me no choice but to concur with them that the speech was little more than empty political rhetoric