I think they made the right decision on the party disolutions case. I think if no one got punished, it would be bad because people would not feel there was any justice being served. If they had disolved all parties, it would seem to say that the CNS is really about dictatorship. The way things are now, the people will have to reorganize and the corrupt leaders will have less power to direct them. However, I think this decision lays a clear path for Abhisit to take the lead, and since I know very little about him and his affiliations at the moment, I can’t say whether this will be good or bad for Thailand. But let’s wait and see how the Thaksin camp reacts.

Anyway, it was an interesting time. It’s rare that so many Thai people come out and speak of politics, and so it was great for me to be able to have these sorts of discussions over the past few days with just about everyone I met. Now I am looking forward to the elections to see what people will have to say.

Say hello to Smith and Em for me.

Cheers!