Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev once said politicians were the same all over because they “promise to build a bridge even where there is no river”. He could not have been more succinct and incisive.

The more I listen to Najib Abdul Razak, the more I become amazed at his audacity to fool his audience. The day before, the prime minister talked about why Americans should invest in Malaysia. Multi-ethnic populace, Malaysia truly Asia, blah blah blah.