Philippine Circus... este, Politics

The political scene is really a joke. Well, it has been a joke for years. But I kept hoping that it would be better, that things would change. I kept saying that Gloria was a bitter pill to swallow to cure what we had - Erap. But the pill turned out to be poison! Our country is still in the dumps! If the situation we're in isn't worse than before, then it's at least as bad.

I have come to hate Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Her smiles on TV really annoy me. She's so smug when THERE'S NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF. She hasn't done anything for this country. If she has, then I guess it has been overshadowed by all the negative things. Chaotic is the perfect word to describe Philippine politics today.

And yesterday, another joke. FPJ is running for President. People keep saying "he's a good man!" or "he's not a politician" or whatever. We don't just need a "good man". We need a good leader. To be the leader of the Philippines means you also have to understand the basics of Economics, Finance, the Military... Being good just isn't enough. What does FPJ know about those things? Will he be able to understand when it's explained to him? Plus, FPJ being president means Angara and Sotto will be the
'little' presidents. So it's gonna be the same old thing. The business sector also has no confidence in FPJ. So much proof! The peso fell to an all-time low today. And a downgrade is being eyed on our long-term borrowings. It's so awful!

Some people say that "it can be much worse". True, but that doesn't make the scenario now acceptable. A lot of people are seriously thinking about migrating. And these are the educated ones, the talented ones. There will a surge in the regular country "brain drain" when FPJ becomes president. We regularly lose doctors, nurses, teachers who go abroad to search for a better life. When FPJ becomes president, the numbers will surely spike. Bet?

I'm so worried for the country.