COMMENT | Do the bad guys always win? Will the politicians who put so many Malaysian lives and jobs into the ICU pay for their pathetic performance?

Will those who betrayed the voters' mandate, manipulated the emergency, invented “artistic” excuses in Parliament, and now, even defied the Agong himself, emerge victorious in the end?

Karma is a funny thing. Even though it may seem that the high and mighty somehow always escape punishment, yet divine justice declares “you shall reap what you sow”.

Let’s take the most powerful country in the world. The United States of America told the big lie of WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) to justify invading Iraq. But it ended up with its reputation in tatters and a Shia Muslim government in Baghdad friendly to USA’s enemy - Iran.

It invaded Vietnam and Afghanistan, bombed them to so-call “save them”, while supporting corrupt governments there. And the final result? The US was defeated in both wars despite its overwhelming military might.

Let’s come closer to home. When Dr Mahathir Mohamad was prime minister the first time, he sowed various evil seeds. When these ripened, he himself got to taste the bitter fruits.

For example, he...