RedBlueThoughts

In her State of the Nation Address, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appeared like a tireless government worker. While Villar and his ilk fought against each other, Arroyo appears nonplused and like telling everybody else, hey just work for the Filipino People, will ya?

Its like GMA is pursuing a true revolution while the rest of humanity appears like counter-revolutionaries. Thousands demonstrate their disgusts outside Batasan. While they were shouting invectives against GMA, this president appeared like she does not care. “Let’s just work, work and work together”, says the dimunitive president.

However, Mrs. President, your slip is showing.

Her speech was okey until she touched on the on-going war among the presidentiables. I think she just said that to allay fears that she is becoming a lame duck president. With just three years left in her administration, GMA wants to communicate to everybody that she still can use her powers to vanguish her enemies. However, she said this in a statemanly manner that nobody reacted negatively against her.

The question that everybody is asking–will GMA survive an ERAP-led revolt in the event of a conviction? I think she will. We will still see GMA in 2010. And possibly, even beyond that if her enemies continue to be idiots.

Today, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo reinvented herself. Giving a speech before the throng of oligarchs and tradpols, GMA emerged like a True Executive. She did’nt mention anything about politics. She did’nt even said anything against those who oppose her. She did’nt even touched on the controversial Human Security Act.

Her speech is about the economy. It says much about infrastructure, the inroads done in the field of diplomacy, technology, agriculture, graft and corruption and crime prevention. GMA reported development, growth, optimism and the rest. This is the right way of doing it. She appeared like she’s really working. And I think she is REALLY working for the benefit of the Filipino People.

However, what I fear, and I think most of the people have this trepidation—who among the current crop of presidential wannabes has the same values like GMA? Can we trust Villar? If Villar is the one,expect every field to be paved with cement. If its Loren, then, expect things to worsen. If its Roxas, it’ll definitely be the victory of Big Business. How about Escudero? Nah, he’s showing his true colors now. He can’t belie his traditional political roots. What about Ping Lacson? I think Ping is the one but he needs to show us that he understands economics. Its okey to have a president that’s strong but I think that we need as the next president to be knowledgeable in economics and investments.

Is it possible that Malacanan will field De Castro as its bet in 2010? Possible, but will he win. Probably. De Castro is definitely the dark horse.

GMA is a good tactician. Through this speech,she efectively stroked the interracine war among the presidentiables. Obviously, these egotistic politicians will fight among themselves. As they fight, they cannot effectively muster enough force and strength to oust her from power. GMA has diffused the things that could lead to her ouster.

GMA is good until 2010.

This is the first time that I finished listening to the president’s sona. Some years ago, I was one of the thousands jeering the president for allegedly “lying” before the Filipino People. Before, I used to confront hundreds of truncheon-wielding cops who defend this president who causes everybody such painful agonies.

Now, I commend Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for her speech today. It was a speech filled with optimism. It was a report on the state of the Nation. She is correct. Indeed, the state of the nation is strong. GMA is correct in just focusing on the economic gains achieved by her administration instead of confronting her detractors in their own game. For the first time, rallyists appear like shouting discordant tones. They are protesting against the Human Security Act. They thought that GMA will give it in her speech. They were mistaken. GMA mentioned the term only thrice.

At last, GMA gave the right speech.