Impulses
Winnie’s president
Just yesterday, I have received an email from a co-teacher, Bro. Henry, attaching razor-sharp economist and columnist Winnie Monsod’s justification why she will vote for Noynoy Aquino. Below is the excerpt of her political-electoral epistle.
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Why will I vote for Noynoy? Villar still refuses to attend the Senate to face questions, and it only reminds me of how GMA used the privilege of her office to avoid questioning. What will happen if Villar wins and more corruption scandals surface?
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Villar still refuses to attend the Senate to face questions, and it only reminds me of how GMA used the privilege of her office to avoid questioning. What will happen if Villar wins and more corruption scandals surface?
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…Villar is a businessman simply looking to control the political arena to make a boat load of money.
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I have never trusted Villar since day one. I never trust businessmen who enter politics, because in the end, their core value is and always will be profit maximization.
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…Villar already has a track record of using his political position to gain the upper hand for his businesses.
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He (Villar) convinces the masses that he is one of them: A poor boy from the slums of Tondo. In actuality, he is more like the 5-6 and syndicates, slum dwellers themselves who make a profit out of their poor brethren.
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What they (pro Villar) do not see is a man hell bent on turning our archipelago into his own personal piece of real estate.
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I also fear from some credible reports that Malacanang has actually made a deal with Villar (under the table). Essentially, GMA’s goons said, “We will help you, in return, leave us alone when you win”.
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Villar’s behavior in recent forums further adds credence to these reports as Villar has been very tame and quiet when it comes to how he will treat GMA after the elections. Appealing to common sense, it makes ALL THE SENSE for GMA to support someone who has a chance of winning, not a person rating at 4% in the surveys. GMA tried to reach out to Noynoy after Tita Cory died. All she got was rejection.
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I am going all out in support for Noynoy in 2010 because he stands for clean governance and appear willing to accomplish this. In addition, he has the best chance of preventing an opportunistic businessman, the assured next President of our country before Cory died, from using the Office of the President as a personal growth asset to his business empire.
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Noynoy’s clean record is a big plus for me. His appeal is that his track record is not tarnished by corruption scandals and his political debts are minimal.
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In addition, Noynoy also has an incredible legacy to live up to. All the pressure is on him to be clean and stay clean. He can’t afford to tarnish the Aquino name and the immense legacy that his parents left behind.
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We all have to make a choice. In my opinion, it has to go to the presidentiable who has an independent mind, stands up for what he believes in, is clean, and has the legacy his parents to live up to and maintain.
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For me, Nonoy, with all his flaws, is that candidate. For what this country needs is a clean president who can set an example top-down for the entire state; it needs a president with the will to change things and stamp out corruption; it needs a President who can set an example and is willing to perfect our dysfunctional democracy.
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I want someone who stands for being clean. He does not need a degree from Harvard. He does not need to have a multi-million peso business to show me he can make us all rich. He does not have to speak well. He just has to be clean. Nothing else should matter.
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He has to prioritize a platform of clean and effective governance and make sure that it delivers on that promise. Policies on the economy, education, energy, environment and health can all follow after the fundamentals are taken care of. So far, the only candidate who promotes my vision with a clean record to back it up is Noynoy.
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Galing at Talino? Sorry Gibo, those were the supposed qualities of GMA, rubber stamped with a Phd in Economics. And what happened? She only worsened our economy.
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Good speaker? Sorry Gibo, Marcos had that quality and he did nothing good for our country.
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Para sa mahirap? Sorry Erap, you had your chance and failed miserably. Your only accomplishment is in convincing our masses that movie roles do not carry over into the political area.
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Noynoy will not solve all our problems. One person can’t. But we need a start somewhere and it should be with someone who pushes honesty, reform, and good governance. It will be a tough battle, but I want to give Noynoy the chance to build on what his mother tried to accomplish. And I hope that if Noynoy wins, he will have the courage to make tough decisions and go after crooks, even if it means hurting a lot of friends and colleagues in government.
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Vote wisely Philippines. And continue to work towards uplifting the masses and freeing them from their state of hopelessness. Defend them from opportunists.
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When we lift up the poor and wean them off the mentality of hopelessness, our country will become first world. Only then will we have the powerful middle class that our young democracy is screaming for.
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I hope Winnie Monsod’s points above make your day more meaningful. I hope it gives you dear readers a clearer picture of the state of politics in the country amid the coming elections.
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Smartly Funny Quote:
You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is “never try.”—Homer Simpson.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t the fine line between sanity and madness gotten finer?—George Price
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Random Quotes:
Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom. Euripides
They can because they think they can.—Virgil
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Compliments are given to the very informative websites of The News Today, The Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, ABS-CBN Network, PNA, PIA, joke-of-the-day.com, and The Business World.
(Engr. Herman Lagon, who “Facebookly” describes himself as a “social scientist,” is a physics teacher and a PhD. student in Math. He may be reached through h_lagon@yahoo.com.)
