These words, supposedly uttered by Romulo Neri to Lozada in reference to the ZTE deal, still bring me goosebumps. Greed in moderation is supposedly fine, I suppose. I guess $130M in kickbacks is a TAD excessive... equivalent to P5.2B lang naman... its been so many weeks and the deal still makes headlines. and they are trying to amass people power again. some to show their anger. some to demand her resignation. some, presumably to oust her through another bloodless revolt.
its part of daily conversation (though quite old now), about how you feel towards all these.
so, at the risk of fire and brimstone from whichever camp, i am listing down my usual response to such discussions:
- yes, i think she's as tainted as her teletubby-hubby who fronts for her.
- yes, i believe kuya ike's (lozada) tearful testimony and his claim of abduction, the terrestrial kind. no matter how much they shred his credibility to pieces.
- yes, i am indignant at such massive and blatant corruption at my expense as income tax payer. (ultimately, i will pay for that P5.2B)
- no, i will not be attending the rallies asking for presidentita's resignation.
sorry, but i am tired of extra-constitutional means of removing elected officials. i cannot accept a revolving door presidency, with X number of people showing the president the door. i believe we could be more 'politically mature' than that. and it always puts lives of people, hundreds of thousands of people, at risk. we may not always get as lucky when it comes to the 'bloodless' part. it's also very disruptive economically. it sends strong signals to investors everywhere that our infrastructure, our legislative and legal processes are not to be trusted.
so if i want her out, ill just have to rely on the impeachment process. and since it seems that she has wired that process in her favor, ill just have to grin and bear it... for two more years. or i can be citizen cc and badger my congressman representative with letters of indignation, requesting support for the impeachment. or i can blog about it and let this be my forum.
okay. im done... you can start hurling those invectives now... DUCK!
3 comments:
Very well said. We share the same sentiments about the whole mess. Sometimes I feel that participating in EDSA 2, while euphoric, is now a mistake, because it perpetuates the idea of a circus democracy.
I agree with you. She's as corrupt as they come. And everyone thought that Estrada was corrupt! That mansion in New Manila pales in comparison to the money her husband has pocketed.
People Power should not be used. It has now been corrupted as a means for other TRAPOs to ascend to power. Impeachment is the only recourse.
But I believe that if you cannot take down the Queen, then you take down those who are closest to her. All of her advisers involved in the scandal should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. Take her people down one by one.
thanks, vince, for sharing my sentiment!
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