(전치사 끝장내기) Aftermath of election (코리아타임즈 2011-10-30일자 사설)

출처: http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2011/10/137_97605.html

Governing camp still doesn’t know popular sentiment

Politics begins with reading the minds (in/of) the people correctly. What the governing camp’s officials have been doing (from/since) their crushing defeat (at/on) the Seoul mayoral election Wednesday can’t be further (at/from) this rule of thumb. It will not just hurt their chances of staying (at/in) power but also make people’s lives harder still.

President Lee Myung-bak said he would ``gravely accept the will of the people shown (at/in) the election result.” But Lee kept his chief of staff who rightly offered to resign to take responsibility (for/of) the loss, largely seen (as/for) the popular judgment (at/on) the Lee administration. The President refused to acknowledge his own ``contribution” (at/to) the defeat with the abortive plan to build a large retirement home.

Lee then went ahead (for/with) a very controversial personnel appointment. He named a former police chief notorious for blocking communications with protesting citizens as his chief bodyguard, and a fervid supporter of the river-restoration project (as/for) head of a state-run environmental think tank.

Even more pitiful are the ruling Grand National Party’s actions. Rep. Hong Jun-pyo, the GNP chairman, is insisting the overall outcome of the Oct. 26 by-elections was a draw because the ruling party won (for/in) some polls to elect county and district chiefs. The ruling party leader resisting calls (for/in) the resignation of young GNP cadres evokes our sympathy not just because of his petty adherence to the post but because of his ignorance (about/in) the far larger changes (at/in) political landscape.

Among Hong’s remedies to tide (above/over) this crisis are honing social networking service (SNS) skills to better communicate with young voters, a reshuffle of nominees (for/of) the parliamentary polls next year and even changing the party’s name.

It was Hong himself who chased away young voters by taking the lead (at/in) the outdated electioneering of mud-slinging and back-stabbing instead of putting forth policies to ease the latter’s pains. In elections as (at/in) politics, what matters is not the form but heart-felt sincerity. The GNP’s problems were neither the dearth of social media experts nor its nameplate but the lack of genuine will to correct mistakes (at/in) its existing policies that only accelerated economic polarization, which has all but become what voters identify (by/with) the image of GNP.

The Seoul mayoral election was the first major poll the voters cast ballots (at/by) their ``economic class,” instead of regional, school or even ideological ties. Unlike (in/with) the past, they are ready to act, (in/through) votes, to change the status quo. All this boils down (on/to) one common wish: the voters (for/in) their 20s to 40s, the nation’s demographic pillar, want more stable, if not affluent, lives. The young want decent jobs and the middle-aged wish to retain theirs longer.

It is (against/by) this backdrop the governing camp is pushing ahead (on/with) its two signature projects of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) and the second phase of the four-river restoration public works, shown (by/in) President Lee’s appointment of the two related officials.

Lee and his party seem to still believe the KORUS FTA would bring about a number of new jobs (at/in) the country. It is quite clear, however, the winners of the tariff-free trade are automakers and a handful (at/of) other large exporters, while its losers are numerous self-employed, workers at small- and medium-sized enterprises and farmers. The river project has long proved it has nothing to do (in/with) creating jobs but only helped to line the pockets of builders.

If the trade surplus with the United States turns (into/on) a deficit or just narrows noticeably around next year’s elections, the ruling camp will realize its mistakes ― and that it is too late. 
 

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Governing camp still doesn’t know popular sentiment

Politics begins with reading the minds (in/of) the people correctly. What the governing camp’s officials have been doing (from/since) their crushing defeat (at/on) the Seoul mayoral election Wednesday can’t be further (at/from) this rule of thumb. It will not just hurt their chances of staying (at/in) power but also make people’s lives harder still.

President Lee Myung-bak said he would ``gravely accept the will of the people shown in the election result.” But Lee kept his chief of staff who rightly offered to resign to take responsibility (for/of) the loss, largely seen (as/for) the popular judgment (at/on) the Lee administration. The President refused to acknowledge his own ``contribution” (at/to) the defeat with the abortive plan to build a large retirement home.

Lee then went ahead (for/with) a very controversial personnel appointment. He named a former police chief notorious for blocking communications with protesting citizens as his chief bodyguard, and a fervid supporter of the river-restoration project (as/for) head of a state-run environmental think tank.

Even more pitiful are the ruling Grand National Party’s actions. Rep. Hong Jun-pyo, the GNP chairman, is insisting the overall outcome of the Oct. 26 by-elections was a draw because the ruling party won (for/in) some polls to elect county and district chiefs. The ruling party leader resisting calls (for/in) the resignation of young GNP cadres evokes our sympathy not just because of his petty adherence to the post but because of his ignorance (about/in) the far larger changes (at/in) political landscape.

Among Hong’s remedies to tide (above/over) this crisis are honing social networking service (SNS) skills to better communicate with young voters, a reshuffle of nominees (for/of) the parliamentary polls next year and even changing the party’s name.

It was Hong himself who chased away young voters by taking the lead (at/in) the outdated electioneering of mud-slinging and back-stabbing instead of putting forth policies to ease the latter’s pains. In elections as (at/in) politics, what matters is not the form but heart-felt sincerity. The GNP’s problems were neither the dearth of social media experts nor its nameplate but the lack of genuine will to correct mistakes (at/in) its existing policies that only accelerated economic polarization, which has all but become what voters identify (by/with) the image of GNP.

The Seoul mayoral election was the first major poll the voters cast ballots (at/by) their ``economic class,” instead of regional, school or even ideological ties. Unlike (in/with) the past, they are ready to act, (in/through) votes, to change the status quo. All this boils down (on/to) one common wish: the voters (for/in) their 20s to 40s, the nation’s demographic pillar, want more stable, if not affluent, lives. The young want decent jobs and the middle-aged wish to retain theirs longer.

It is (against/by) this backdrop the governing camp is pushing ahead (on/with) its two signature projects of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS FTA) and the second phase of the four-river restoration public works, shown (by/in) President Lee’s appointment of the two related officials.

Lee and his party seem to still believe the KORUS FTA would bring about a number of new jobs (at/in) the country. It is quite clear, however, the winners of the tariff-free trade are automakers and a handful (at/of) other large exporters, while its losers are numerous self-employed, workers at small- and medium-sized enterprises and farmers. The river project has long proved it has nothing to do (in/with) creating jobs but only helped to line the pockets of builders.

If the trade surplus with the United States turns (into/on) a deficit or just narrows noticeably around next year’s elections, the ruling camp will realize its mistakes ― and that it is too late.