This is Too Good to Be True: Roh to Go?

Is President Roh on the verge of quitting? Let’s hope so:

President Roh Moo-hyun said Tuesday that he hopes he would not become the first head of state who resigns before his tenure expires and did not rule out the possibility of cutting ties with the governing Uri Party

The embittered president made the bombshell remark in a Cabinet meeting at Chong Wa Dae, apparently out of his deep frustration over offensives from both governing and opposition parties and the media.

He said he would be forced to quit the party he founded after winning in the 2002 election, if he has “no choice but to do so.” Roh’s five-year term ends in February 2008. He is banned from seeking reelection under the Constitution.

As much as I would love to see President Roh quit, I would be really surprised if he did it. I think Roh is trying to distance himself from the Uri Party which currently has a popularity rating 8.8% compared to the opposition GNP party rating of 44.3%. He may be thinking that his own low popularity rating of 11% is caused by his ties to the Uri Party. If he could cut ties with them than maybe his own popularity rating will increase. However, I think what he doesn’t realize is that his own unpopularity has more to do with own incompetence than ties with the Uri Party.

Read more over at Lost Nomad and the Marmot’s Hole.