If you could vote for the political leader of the Cayman Islands, who would get your vote?
Posted on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 10:37
McKeeva Bush
11% (144 votes)
Kurt Tibbetts
17% (230 votes)
Rolston Anglin
3% (43 votes)
Alden McLaughlin
16% (217 votes)
Ezzard Miller
8% (112 votes)
Duncan Taylor
8% (114 votes)
Anthony Travers
16% (216 votes)
None of the above
20% (269 votes)
Total votes: 1345
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This seems to be a lose lose
This seems to be a lose lose choice.
We have had PPM and the people were not happy.
We now have the UDP and the people are still not happy.
Other options are not that much better.
We even have expats coming on here and saying that we should choose someone that is not Caymanian. That is not going to happen. By the way someone mentioned the British PM as the true ruler and that is true to a certain extent. The UK Pm's have not truely interfered in Caymanian business. They have largely sat on the sidelines.
Now who to choose.
First lets remove the options of the two current political leaders Mr Tibbetts and Mr Bush. Generally speaking both leaders have had their chance to lead and have not done a good job. Beyond those members of both political parties have been viewed by most as followers not leaders. So we have to perhaps look to someone in the private sector. But who?
wow... no surprise that Mr
wow... no surprise that Mr McLaughlin and Mr Tibbetts are leading in this one...
Until one of the few
Until one of the few Caymanians with integrety stands up for office I would vote NO!
The Chuckster !!! Form your
The Chuckster !!!
Form your own party Chuckie. Show them how to lead. We saw you lead as a Police Chief Inspector. We saw you lead as a Permanent Secretary and we saw you lead as the Minister of Tourism.
Next natural step is Premier !!!
Arden is the man for the
Arden is the man for the job.
Straight shooter, gets the job done, not mired in corruption or incompetence like so many of the others.
Arden truly is the action man.
I must agree, he has been
I must agree, he has been honest with his voters and he doesnt mess around, he would get my vote (though i dont live in east end!)
Charles Clifford yesterday,
Charles Clifford yesterday, Charles Clifford today and Charles Clifford tomorrow. A man clearly with vision, intelligence, courage and love for his country within his being !!!
:o) I am kindof surprise
:o)
I am kindof surprise McKeeva is still holding a steady lead before so many. You would think with all the criticisms and attacks he would have fallen behind so many. And interestingly, Ezzard Miller passes the head of the opposition Kurt Tibbetts in the poll - they are almost tied
You seemed to have missed the
You seemed to have missed the fact that Alden is well in the lead. Obviously, people are saying that it is a time for a leadership change. However, UDP supporters are not prepared to support Rolston to replace McKeeva.
Ummm... Alden Mclaughlin He
Ummm... Alden Mclaughlin
He has the face, but something about him I don't trust. Under his tenure, him and Kurt increase the operational expenses of these Islands, blind to the future repercussions
Sandra Catron. Nuff said.
Sandra Catron. Nuff said. Dennie for Deputy!
I vote Pastor Al Ebanks
I vote Pastor Al Ebanks
I am truly appalled that the
I am truly appalled that the real National Hero of the Cayman Islands for the last decade plus is not included in this poll.
There is nobody who has come close to doing what he has done for these Islands or earned their keep in the manner he has done for so many years. I hereby call for his immediate instatement as Premier of this great Overseas Territory and the erection of a bronze statue in his honour in Heroes Square.
There is only one Captain Eugene Ebanks and his true hard work, commitment and dedication MUST be recognized.
LOL! No doubt heavy sarcasm.
LOL! No doubt heavy sarcasm.
What crack head West Bayer is
What crack head West Bayer is this?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!
I sure hope so... Capt. Eugene Ebanks does NOTHING in government but waste space.
WHAT HAS THIS MAN DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY?
He has done nothing for us but get elected but you so fool UDP West Bay supporters.
Told ya! Selita is a smart
Told ya! Selita is a smart business person. And deserves a chance.
Anyway who would you accept get nothing but bad news from?
McKeeva? or Selita??
Frankly I wouldn't care what she told me. I would just say YES.
The PPM is so divided till it
The PPM is so divided till it ain't even funny anymore,it is so obvious that there are serious problems amongst the so called pro Caymanian political party.As of today(20/03/10) 19% of votes belongs to Alden Mclaughlin,15% to premier McKeeva Bush and 11% for leader of the PPM Kurt Tibbetts.With Mr Mclaughlin leading Mr Tibbetts with votes one can conclude that PPM supporters along with others would love to see Alden Mclaughlin take over leadership of the PPM or move on and form his own party,I along with others do not percieved this move as something that would go down too well with Mr Tibbetts.Other names from the PPM camp, Charles "Chuckie" Clifford and Arden Mclean are also mentioned by posters in this poll, also, supporters of Chuckie are calling on him to take over leadership of the PPM or form his own party,the PPM right now is a house divided amongst itself and is nothing much of an opposition.The PPM must now get their act together or pick up another whipping from the more proactive McKeeva Bush and the UDP in 2013,now lets see if PPM supporters agree with me giving this post thumbs up or lets see if they get all fool-fool and give me thumbs down,lets see!!!!
Personally, I don't think any
Personally, I don't think any of these people are capable of running this country. I think persons who are not involved in politics would do a phenomenal job.
Alden would be my vote,
Alden would be my vote, because he sees further ahead than the current Government. He is always for the Caymanians and he will NEVER sell us out!!!
If Alden is for Caymanians
If Alden is for Caymanians why didn't he support Chuckie in opposing the new UDP immigration directives that will ultimately result AGAIN in thousands of expatriates being granted Caymanian Status.
That doesn't sound very pro Caymanian to me Mr. Alden. You're fired !!!
There is no one who knows
There is no one who knows more than Austin. It should without doubt be him. If not then I vote for #1 from the Brac to lead us in the right direction.
Austin get off CNS!
Austin get off CNS!
I say The Chuckster !!! He's
I say The Chuckster !!!
He's intelligent, articulate, decisive, couragous and isn't afraid to stand for what he believes is right no matter how popular or unpopular it might be.
Oh yeah......I almost forgot......he's the only one that causes McKeeva to shiver and run away for "security reasons" :-)........give me a break Mac......you have half of the RCIPS protecting you......no wonder they can't solve crimes.
Dr. Kumar! He makes more
Dr. Kumar! He makes more sense than the rest of them!
If you could vote the political leader of the Cayman Islands...
I'd pick from 3 wonderful young(er) caymanians: Roy McTaggart, William McTaggart or Heather Bodden. This is the direction people might want to consider pursuing in the next election.
The only one of them I agree
The only one of them I agree with is Heather Bodden!
What is Heather's claim to
What is Heather's claim to fame?
The fact of the matter is
The fact of the matter is that David Cameron will be the political leader governing the Cayman Islands come May. Everything else is just glorified local government.
alden obviously
clearly the brighest one is Alden - it blindingly obvious to all..
Selita for Premier. I'm
But I don't think she has
But I don't think she has lived here enough recently to be able to even vote.
and she is a hottie
and she is a hottie
Forget hottie. By the time
Forget hottie. By the time she has finished The Apprentice she will know more about the workings of business than Kurt or McKeeva put together. And what a message it would send to the world and to our competitors. A woman...finally....elected in the 21st century as Premier of an island with a future. And we do have a future. Once we get a handle on it. But not with re-cycling the same tired slogans and the same political parties and the same cronies. Enough already. We want to move forward. Not around in circles.
How about Sarah Collins?
How about Sarah Collins?
Heaven forbid.
Heaven forbid.
She believes in "human
She believes in "human rights". She cannot be leader.
duncan taylor of course....
duncan taylor of course.... he's probaly the most educated , got the best political experience and best of all he is not caymanian......
, which he means he would be able to take the nesseccary tough decisions that caymanians politicians are unable to make...
I vote none of they above,
I vote none of they above, cause when you look at it none of them is helping us. and i think we need the united kingdom to take over no cayman politician just the united kingdom politician at least with them they willing to help there people.
to be honest i might just move back to england myself at least i wont have to stress about this stupidity going on today. with the united kingdom at least it easy to find job there and no worries about anything.
sorry to say but cayman is going down the drain and it will be worst than this politican are no-politican
and yes this is coming from a born raise caymanian
OMG. You have just become one
OMG. You have just become one of "them". Good for you.
My vote is cast in favour of
My vote is cast in favour of the goat in the grass piece by the horse stables.
The goat got posted because
The goat got posted because it's a 6th generation born and bred goat but not XXX XXX who only got paper to show?
If that's the case, why not include the nth generation native chicken as vice and the green iguana for Chief FO?
CNS: No, the goat got posted because I'm not going to get flooded with comments about its character.
Green Iguana: How about the
Green Iguana: How about the green iguana. At least you see them everyday.LOL
Is it a true blood Caymanian
Is it a true blood Caymanian goat?
6th generation nonetheless.
6th generation nonetheless.
225th generation goat... I
225th generation goat... I guess perhaps not long enough yet to be a true blood, blood.
Moses Kirkconnell gets my
Moses Kirkconnell gets my vote.
He is the only one with a consistent, objective view of the situation and the business experience to lead us in the right direction.
Everytime I hear him on the radio I remember all that he has accomplished in the Sister Islands. There is a reason he is 1st elected in his own district! We need him over here in Cayman.
My vote is for Charles
My vote is for Charles Clifford. He's the ony one with the B*LLS to stand up to McKeeva!
I will vote for Ezzard. He
I will vote for Ezzard. He is the man with galls and guts to face whatever tune that is played. Ezzard for Life can't bet that he will steer the ship of good Cayman to safe ground with no cronies advising him.
Ezzard??? The good ship will
Ezzard??? The good ship will definately run aground and you'll be living on boiled green iguanas!!
New Leader of Government Business
Arden McLean is the only choice. Fidel Bush scares me.
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