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看到陈庆炎出来选总统的尴尬登场，我的阴谋论又再次发作了。 陈庆炎劈头一句：不是政府叫我出来选的。足以见证2011年大选后执政党的屈辱，因为现任政府背书的人说不定就因此失去选票，输到脱裤。什么时候这个政府变得如此不济？就是这个时候。 杨荣文大概打听到行动党属意要陈庆炎出来选，自行打退堂鼓，也算他识做，要不然将来可能没有面目见人。陈庆炎自家的报业控股，记者们也很会做人，东打听西采访，就是没有高官和行动党议员出来说话，仿佛这些都是臭鼬，沾上边就馊了。 新加坡总统人选向来有让少数种族做的一个习惯，为的是要削弱在东南亚回教海洋里惟一华人国家的色彩，如今提也没有人敢提，阿都拉和再诺都销声匿迹，形成“三陈鼎立”的局面，将来执政党会不会提出“保护少数种族当选总统”的说法呢？ 陈庆炎是个好人，看他当官这么多年，我敢肯定这么说，他甚至比一般高官还更谦卑。但是他是不是有道德勇气为了人民的长远利益而质问政府，甚至对着干呢？（不然要如何否决？）我倒不这么认为。其实单凭这点，就不值得把票投给他。 我们... 

Dr Tony Tan was Lee Kuan Yew's preferred successor as Prime Minister, and upon retiring from politics, became Mr Lee's deputy at GIC A third presidential candidate has joined the fray, and by all accounts, he is going to be the PAP-led establishment’s choice. Whether or not the ruling party openly endorses him is another... 

All three leading candidates are Tans. They all have gd paper qualifications. Dr Tan Cheng Bock is a medical doctor. Dr Tony Tan has a PhD in Applied Mathematics (he also has a masters from MIT). When Tan Kin Lian qualified as an actuary, I’ve been told, there was only one other actuary here. All three have dedicated their...