I have managed to refrain from talking about the presidency for a while. Honestly, it's not really a subject that I want to get into. It's not really something that I look forward to either. There hasn't been a country that hasn't stuck its nose in Lebanon's business, and it won't be surprising if we find out that Burma is starting to tell Lebanon what it should do regarding its presidency.

I really have not seen a broader candidacy list. It seems like every Maronite wants to become president. I never really took that saying literally, but apparently it is meant to be literal. Everyone wants to reach the top, and well... they have the right to. But again... at what expense? At what expense are they doing all this ?

Most of them have agendas that transcend Lebanese borders, and those who are truly competent, and who truly should be president will not even get close to it. No I am not talking about Aoun. I'm talking about a group of unknowns. It could be anybody, but it's certainly nobody on the candidacy list right now.

There'll be more to come on Lebanese Renaissance on this issue, but right now, I don't want to be repeating what others say, because Lebanese politics is really a canned genre.

Update: Apparently the speaker of parliament has a knack for violating the constitution, not only does he lock up the legislature as if he owns it, but he has postponed the presidential elections until the 21st of November. Let's see how this pans out.