It seems Fred Mitchell, the Chairman of the “New Day” Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), is back at it — twisting simple statements into grand controversies in a desperate bid to stay relevant. There’s something tragically comic about a veteran politician who finds himself picking fights with phantoms and arguing against things no one actually said — almost as if Mr. Mitchell is having a heated debate… with himself.

I wonder who is winning.

This morning’s masterpiece? His misinterpretation of the FNM’s reasonable inquiry into whether now — given the challenging economic climate we are headed into — is the appropriate time to break ground on a new parliament building.
For anyone not spinning a narrative, it’s a fair question: should we be spending large sums of taxpayer dollars on a prestige project when financial clouds are on the horizon?
But in Fred’s world, this inquiry suddenly morphs into “resisting progress”— a convenient story for a chairman who would rather attack the opposition than answer a reasonable policy critique.

It’s a classic tactic: create a non-issue, then pretend your opponents are against progress itself.
In reality, the FNM — and many ordinary Bahamians — are simply asking for prudence. But for Mr. Mitchell, that’s not nearly dramatic enough; it’s much more satisfying to accuse the opposition of blind obstruction.

And it doesn’t stop there.
In the very same voice note, the “Good Chairman”— as his supporters sometimes call him — tried (and failed) to find a contradiction in FNM Leader Michael Pintard’s and FNM Chairman Dr. Duane Sands’ statements about the future of their party and Dr. Hubert Minnis.
This weak attack was meant to show inconsistency; instead, it exposed Mr. Mitchell’s own confusion and desperation.
Using his logic, the PLP should disown its own “New Day” leadership for having a few Old Day members in its ranks — a ridiculous proposition, of course, but that’s exactly the flawed thinking the chairman chose to pursue and have us believe.

The bottom line is this:
The FNM is not looking backward; it’s addressing a future made uncertain by economic signals — signals this very government has recognized and voiced.
Instead of offering constructive policy solutions, Mr. Mitchell prefers the path of a political basket case — manufacturing controversy where none existed and framing reasonable questions as resistance.

The people of The Bahamas deserve much better than a ruling party obsessed with scoring points and scoring headlines.
Instead of spinning and misrepresenting, the PLP should be addressing the real issues — starting with its own ability to govern effectively in tough economic times.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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