I THINK that since the election is now over save for the counting we can now do a post-election evaluation. Maybe candidates can learn a thing or two from this.

I did not vote for Pichay because he apparently spent so much for his political ads. This worried me. Where will he get the money to recoup his “investments”? Also, there were so many ads that I feel it backfired. I got fed up hearing him promise that he dreams of fulfilling my dreams. But it seems the only way for him to do that is that I must first fulfill his dream of becoming a senator.

I did not vote for Sonia Roco because of her “para silang autistic” remark aired over national TV. That’s a very callous statement. She claimed in her apology that she was not poking fun at children with special needs. But the fact that she used the word autistic had hurt me. By the way, autistic is not the politically correct term. It’s “children with autism.” Because we have to see the child beyond his or her autism.

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HERE’S an interesting blog entry by JJ of Unsent: Notes to and from my former self.

JJ did his own version of INQUIRER.net’s Eleksyon 2007 podcast interview with Prospero Pichay called “Feeling Close: 2007 Senatorial Election — Prospero Peachy Edition,” and it’s quite hilarious

Here’s an excerpt:

If you have a pretty good internet connection speed you could opt to listen to the podcasts which are divided into four parts to prevent you from dozing off. For those who have slow connections though I’d recommend reading the transcipt instead. For those who are lazy then go ahead and read my version of the Eleksyon 2007 podcast interview. Here are some “juicy parts” that I have selected. Do pardon me for voicing out my thoughts from time to time.

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I’VE been following the podcast interviews and never heard a more substantial and practical program of government than Prospero Pichay outlined.

I was about to give up hope on my country with what’s been going on, but Pichay’s vision has made me see that there’s still hope.

It’s our prayer that Pichay will make it in the coming election.

– IVAN TORRES, 8327 Beechtree Way, Panorama City, California (via e-mail)