There is a need for national, and, institutional reforms; but, our present leaders cannot lead where they themselves have never been or gone before. They cannot provide what they don't have: insight and intelligence and morals to accompany.

You have considered the matter thoroughly and well.

**This is an old political trick from Pindling days.** Pindling often fostered conditions that were the principle catalyst of problems he then took over to solved. He would come along and act as though he, alone, possessed the problem solving skills needed to resolve the issue. The people were left with the impression that no other person in the Cabinet, back then, had problem solving skills. They were fooled to believed that no one else could have done the job except PM Pindling..

**The audacity of Mr. Wells to hold himself out as being the conscience of the electorate.**

It shows the light in which he, and Mr. Watson, grades the intelligence of the Bahamian people - as though we cannot think and assess for ourselves.

In time, the electorate of Grand Bahama will assess the performance of Rev. McAlpine for themselves (not through the scope of Watson & Wells); and God's willing, three or so years from here, they will make their choice as to whether or not to return Rev. McAlpine as their Parliamentary representative.

Furthermore, they do not believe we can apply ourselves to a task without cause for reward or monetary gain. Their comments describes themselves. They were only in public life for what they could gain.

Others, like Rev. McAlpine, are bent on leaving The Bahamas in a better state than what it is in. Mr. Wells and Mr. Watson, cannot appreciate altruistic motives because it is an altogether foreign experience for them.

I appreciate your outlook "In his (Tennyson) view people do things to "get something" not because they want a better".

...."This Government is out to tax all animate and inanimate objects in its line of vision" rather than take the bull by the horns and lead. But then, leaders can only lead you as far as they themselves have been/gone.

Well... my father returned because that is how I became to be. He, Joseph McBain Johnson, was also the writer for the theme song of the PLP that was sung at their rallies during the campaigns leading up to Majority Rule.

Well my father returned because that is how I became to be. He, Joseph McBain Johnson, was also the writer for the theme song of the PLP that was song at the rallies during their their campaigns in the days leading up Majority Rule.

My father, Joseph McBain Johnson, was on that first boat.

My father, Joseph McBain Johnson, was on that boat first boat.