A cart pulled by two bulls, each trying to go in a different direction - thismetaphor exactly fits the Sri Lankan Government today. President ChandrikaKumaratunga heads an executive that comprises a Cabinet dominated by her rivalparty, the United National Front (UNF), which heads a majority alliance inParliament. The result is that that governance has sadly become a matter ofconflict rather than consensus. Whether it is the peace process or state policy,the President and her party, the People's Alliance (PA), hold a position that isnot congruent with the stand taken by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's UNFGovernment.