No more tears for JDV February 15, 2008
Posted by grincuddle in : Politics , add a commentSpeaker of the House of Representatives Jose De Venecia (JDV to all and sundry) is about to be booted out by a coalition cobbled together by the sons of GMA, congressmen Mikey and Dato Arroyo, and KAMPI, the President’s party. 
There is some cruel irony in the circumstances surrounding the imminent departure of JDV from the speakership. The compleat dealmaker, dissembler and backroom operator, undone finally, not by events of his own doing, but by the truth as spoken by his son. No one can deny that this is payback for Joey De Venecia having blown the whistle on the questionable ZTE transaction and the involvement of the First Gentleman, Mike Arroyo, in the aborted deal.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago calls it “karma”. What goes around, comes around. 
After having horse-dealt all his political life, JDV is now the object of shameless horse-dealing, with allies who just days before professed loyalty, now deserting him in droves for the promise of a loosened purse from Malacanang.
Mikey Arroyo gloated somewhat clumsily and meanly by saying that JDV should have seen the writing on the wall when GMA did not show up for the conciliatory Sunday golf game brokered by ex-President Fidel Ramos at the Place greens. JDV was seen as desperate and groveling, to the point of ignoring the obvious snub and hoping that GMA would still prop him up for past favors done. This was wishful thinking. The knives were out for JDV.
His finest moment may have been his final speech as Speaker, when he took the Palace to task for so blatantly plotting his downfall and publicly stood by his son, who he said simply told the truth. Whatever else is said of Joe De Venecia, who is no saint, no one can deny that he is a good father. In this, he may have found some redemption.
Democracy January 16, 2008
Posted by grincuddle in : Politics , add a comment
In the dictionary definition, democracy “is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” In the phrase of Abraham Lincoln, democracy is a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.”
I don’t understand what Filipino defines democracy. In a certain area, it would be logical for us to easily comprehend and have the compassion in understanding our recent economic status. I guess I am just affected with the rate of the dollars for nowadays. And am on confusion with the cost of living in our country. For today, the basic starting salary income for degree holder is only cost Php 6,500 .00. How can you budget the small amount that is intended for the total cost of your living for whole month. The light & water bills, food, clothing, milk, transportation, house rental….those listed are only the basic. It is indeed hard to budget your money when you are already OD (over drop).
Our government should focus not only for them selves, but for those poor Filipino people who worked very hard but still not capable for lifting their self out of deprivation. I am not talking between the fortunate and less fortunate, rather let us be considerate and be fair in decision making.
“If voting could actually change the system, voting would be illegal.
If not voting could actually change the system, not voting would be illegal.â€
