The editorial recalled that the chief executive at a meeting of senior presidential secretaries of Chongwadae talked nonsense about the need to pursue a package of policies concerning prices of commodities, jobs, people's health and security, while vociferating about import of American beef.

The editorial said what Lee uttered is nothing but foolish rhetoric to calm down the people's anger at the import of American beef.

It is not something new that Lee Myung Bak unilaterally trumpeted about anything he liked to say, while feigning ignorance of the issues pending urgent solutions, the editorial deplored, and continued:

Recently trade unions have made ceaseless protests against the authorities' moves to control media and scandals among Lee's confidants are being disclosed one after another. But he keeps mum about all these matters.