The politicians in Delhi are a sleepless lot these days. The Commies have withdrawn support from the government of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and a vote of confidence is to take place shortly. One politician has suggested that Congress is promising 250 million rupees to each member of smaller parties to vote in support of the government. If the government loses then a general election should be held to give the public a voice in who forms the next government but the politicians are terrified of elections. If booted out all opportunities of looting the exchequer disappears instantly. Already various slimy creatures are crawling out of dark places to claim leadership of the next government of convenience and others are promising support in a desperate attempt to shed some light on their obscurity. As usual we, the people, will probably have no say in the matter even though our money will be used to buy support of the political whores. Newspapers featured the photographs of seven men serving sentences for various heinous crimes, from assault with deadly weapons to murder, but astonishingly these men are still members of parliament and so will be realeased to vote on the motion. Surely convicted criminals should be disbarred from any elected office forever but these are the same people who would have to pass the law to disqualify themselves and they would never do that. With the government in suspended animation, inflation out of control and the possibility of economic disaster looming the future looks bleak. But if people get really fed up they may summon up the courage and energy to bury the present rotten lot. Who knows, good may yet come out of this mess.