analysis It is said that a politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.
But MCA president Ong Ka Ting has refashioned this cynical statement. It is not patriotism but political survival that keeps him in the post.
A top editor-cum-commentator of a MCA-owned newspaper describes the scenario in adoring terms, as though it is a unique accomplishment in that the president and his deputy Chan Kong Choy both do not hold a portfolio in the current cabinet.