And Faber also takes the blame for the UDP's big loss on November 11th. In a sense, he has to - but he owned it today:
Reporter
"Mr. Faber, you lead the UDP to its worse defeat in history. They got 38.34% of the vote. Even Manuel Esquivel in 1998 at that time they got 39.15% of the vote. So you were the leader ultimately, it falls on you. How do you answer that under your leadership the UDP experience the worse loss of any major mass party in Belize's history and my follow up is how much of that is the fault of your predecessor?"
Hon. Patrick Faber, Leader of the Opposition
"The party had a bad loss. Yes, that is true and that was very evident from the results, but rather than dwell on the loss, watch me fix it, watch me develop this party into one of the most winning machines that we've ever seen. The judgement that I want people to put on me is what I am able to do. You see because if we had won with half of the members of the house or one less than half, you would have said that Barrow give the man that, that's why the man win. Well what I have inherited it is clear. If you want to put it on me, fine. I'm not into the business of pointing fingers, but watch what will come out when this phoenix rises you will see the beauty of the United Democratic Party."
