Nothing poses a danger to one's own principles and convictions than naked political ambition. I lost any respect I had retained for former Lebanese Finance Minister, Dimyanus Qattar, after watching him on LBC-TV today. The closer we get to the presidential election, the close he positions himself towards the March 14th Movement, although he privates strongly opposes them. He now frequently visits the Maronite Patriarch to "seek his wisdom." I don't understand those ostensibly secular intellectuals in Lebanon who builds close political relations with the top cleric of their sect? If I ever coordinate my positions with Shaykh `Abdul-Amir Qabalan, my friends and comrades would stone me.