High-Flying Politician from the East
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
A BANNER hung in Jalan Sulawesi, Makassar. Its large lettering was clearly visible to anyone who passed by: Welcome HM Jusuf Kally, South Sulawesis finest. Kalla had arrived in Makassar exactly four days after the start of the Idul Fitri (the end of the fasting month) holiday last year, precisely a month after he was inaugurated into office as Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia. On that day, as a native son of South Sulawesi, he returned
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