
Originally Posted by
crinkle
pasensya na... taas taas pod ni'ng akong isugyot diri.
when you're in real estate, you'd have to deal with a lot of red tape from the government. from the barangay captain of the barangay where the land is situated, up to the provincial capitol where all of a sudden permits of different sizes are required. and in most cases, being a senator or speaker of the house gets whatever it is done faster whether he requested for it or not. so, when a project is approved, it's all of a sudden rumored to favor this and that person. how do we really know if that was the case? you're right; we are voters here who can say what we want and what we think of something. but proofs are what we need to distinguish the truth from rumors. how do we truly know if he manipulated everything or not?
now about the other things you've mentioned. for playing safe, sakay sa issue, and your comment about his ads, don't they all do that? if he needs to play it safe, then he should. politicians are expected to take sides on certain issues, most of which are really not as important as the other immediate predicaments this country is going through. better take the safe side and let the kids play with it.
sakay sa issue? hmmm... i think best example si noynoy with that. using her mom's death, the so-called awakening of the filipino and that ituloy ang laban thing? :P they simply needed an aquino figure. who can beat that? and for the ads, they all do the same. some of them show it on their ads, some of them pretend to be so conscious of the needs of the poor, handing relief goods, lamano diri, lamano didto... that's what they're expected to do, right? all of them would have to visit the desolate areas of manila and the rest of this country for a picture or two.
honestly speaking, i really don't see any better candidate than villar, who at the same time, has a big chance of winning this election. we may have people out there who are not interested in getting themselves rich and dedicated to helping this country rise from the long standing ruins, but if they don't have the ammo to fund their campaign, or even the reputation and popularity to keep them on top of the list, i wouldn't waste my vote with them.
~ and i'm just as excited.