Either the 21 ministers had no guts to tell then PM Mahathir that his idea about the bridge was wrong or they were 'yes-men', says a malaysiakini reader in respond to the report You're out of line, gov't tells Dr M .

Joe Public: Nazri stated that 21 out of the present 32 ministers were appointed by Dr M. Whether Dr M was referring to the whole cabinet as 'half past six and with no guts', it is clear that either the 21 had no guts when he was PM to tell him his idea about the bridge was wrong, or they were and are, 'yes-men' to whoever is the leader of the day.

Dr M has been known for his 'guts' in telling off the western world leaders. His 'Buy British last' policy was rewarded with a red-carpet welcome by Queen Elizabeth II. How could he swallow our government's 'give in' to the tiny dot, Singapore?