While John has his views, my views are, perhaps, slightly different, and you can find them here.
I think there are only a few things we can assume.
1. Joseph Estrada valued his freedom more than the desire of others for him to make a martyr of himself by willingly seeking out imprisonment in New Bilibid.
2. The President obviously thinks her Edsa Dos constituency will grin and bear it, complain but in the end stick it out with her, or if they finally leave her now, it doesn’t matter.
3. The long Nov. 1 & 2 holidays might dissipate political energy enough so that the resumption of hostilities with the reopening of Congress on Nov. 5 will mean momentum will have to be built up again, instead of barreling along the way it has.
Meanwhile you may be interested in the debate Dean Jorge Bocobo and I are having in the comment section of his blog, over Joker Arroyo and the Inquirer’s story on that controversial senate executive session with Romulo Neri.
November 29th, 2007 at 11:37 pm
Hello every body… I dont know but maybe i’m late in this conversation or forum. But i think every body love our country and hate whats happening here. And now GMA is on her seat and everybody believe that its all her faulth. By the way the truth no any of a President will make our country in good. Coz the truth politics is dirty. A good person who wants to help our people our country when they go in politics, they’ll become dirty. Why because there lots of people there whos greedy and you know the crab mentality. They will pull you down and never push you up. They will do every thing to tear you in too pieces, to destroy untill you… your self will going to hate them and the reaction is “pangil sa pangil” You’d been good before but what happened? You’ll going to do what they’re doing hate people look everyside coz maybe someone targeting you. Poor people who wants to help the country because of the greedy and evil people who wants power you’ll became like them coz you made your self angry.
I dont know if you understand me. But better if become selfish now. If every body wants good life for their family, just do it make your self the leader of your family. Do the things for your family make decissions and think ways for life to get better. But not the way that we have the pull down the others or kick them for us to get on top of it. Do it with love, do it for your family. and if every body likes you. Every will be happy and after we will notice that our country will be better…
I dont know who will agree with me… but thats is only my point of view. MAybe i can please some but i know i cant please every body. But for all who will read this. Think… what is good hate to those politicians and their doings or being happy with your family?
THank you for reading…
Magz (Lipa Batangas)
November 12th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
My problem with this conversation is that when you express your opinion on the glaring corrupt practices by the government, it is labelled as destabilization. Can’t this government for once, listen to what the people are saying about the bad things they are doing? For example, the NBN deal, is very much tainted by bribery practices and attempts to hide the truth but there is no effort on the part of government to charge people involved?
Mc_90, this is not about hate. It is about our leaders supposedly expected to do the right things. They have failed us miserably…I am sorry to say.
November 11th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
MC_90,
Heheheh MC_90, according to your statement “…Again, you would rather see the continued suffering of the filipino people than compromise and make things better…”
Compromise for what? Like how?
Is it like this: We do not bother the corrupt on their corruption while as a compromise we do not get heckled by you? Or perhaps in effect, what you’re saying is that it’s OK to stay silent while somebody is robbing you blind? … Unless of course you have a cut in it.
Heheheh indeed MC_90, try again
Oh, and by the way, it’s Filipino, not filipino… unless, of course, if you’re not one to begin with.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Kabayan and Bert,
Eto na ang hinihintay nyo!!!!! GMA resign na naman!!!! Snap election daw!!!!
Pero teka, sino kaya ang ipapalit nila…ninyo pala….sino kaya????
Tumaas na ang peso…na naman…malapit na mag 43 ang 1USD….naisip ko lang…kung ang opposition eh tumulong na lang para mapaunlad ang bansa…siguro yang USD na yan matagal ng bumaba yan at siguro ang lakas lakas na ng peso natin…at pag lumakas ang peso, malamang bababa na ang bilihin sa pilipinas (kahit dahan dahan)…
Pero sigurado…gagawa na naman ng kabalbalan tong opposition..para bumagsak na naman ang dollar…tapos lalabas na naman ang mga mapanurong daliri…para sirain na naman ang administration…at pogi na naman sila…
hay buhay…wawa naman si juan de la cruz…
November 7th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Kabayan,
Like what I said, I never expected you to agree…just like the opposition….Again, you would rather see the continued suffering of the filipino people than compromise and make things better….
Try again? no way…waste of time and effort…you are just another small minded opposition with nothing in mind but hate..and couldt give up your pride for the betterment of the country…AND YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE TO THE COUNTRY??? nice try…try again hehehehehe