THE painting on the wall entitled Berburu Singa (Lion Hunting) by Raden Saleh Syarif Bustaman seemed to come alive. With a gun in his left hand and a dagger in his right, the hunter is depicted struggling with a big lion in a grassy field. The spirit and determination coming out of the hunter's eyes seem to reflect the spirit of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who sat on a sofa right under the painting, as he explained his governme