So party leader Fonseca took the high road today - and right that he should; the G-11 while insisting that he face a convention - have not disparaged the man personally. In fact, on Sunday, Dr. Francis Smith repeatedly referred to Fonseca as virtuous. We challenged that - here's how the exchange went:.
Dr. Francis Smith, PUP Std. Bearer - Pickstock
"Honorable Francis Fonseca, I believe this to be true, is a noble man. He is a good man. He is an educated man and it the mark of an educated mind to tolerate diversity of thought without accepting it. So he is free to choose. He should be able to listen to my views without getting upset, stay calm, just listen. You don't need to agree, but listen. Because that's the way you learn."
Jules Vasquez
"Sir, this hospital where you work and you have work for many years, is actually an example of how a private sector hospital with commercial loans in the normal course can survive. Universal Healthcare when it started out didn't operate in that model. It operated on another model which was that to receive a commercial loan and government made a guarantee for that. Where was the goodness, the nobility of Francis Fonseca, your party leader when he signed the guarantees we believe in secret, certainly not before the national assembly for that hospital Universal Healthcare?"
Dr. Francis Smith, PUP Std. Bearer - Pickstock
"He was right there just like my brother. That's what I am saying." (Laughing)
Jules Vasquez
"But you said he is a noble and good man."
Dr. Francis Smith, PUP Std. Bearer - Pickstock
"Of course and I stick by that. We all make mistakes Jules. We grow in experience. That is the challenge. I resigned because just like Godwin Hulse I though you got to be a team player in all this. I went through all the problems facing the eastern caucus. I realize you know what, did that with the very best of intentions, but as my mother always said to me "son, the road to hell is paved with good intentions." There is only one way of doing things properly and that is the correct way. So just like Party Leader Francis Fonseca, I myself have participated in wrong decisions. I've been part of a decision making process that was wrong. But you learn from your mistakes."
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