The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Do you know why I love the Philippines and Filipinos? Because they have character. They’re good, they’re bad, they’re ugly. Take the impeachment trial. Senator Enrile is a good guy. He holds the wisdom of the ages in his still brilliant legal mind. Sure it takes him some time to piece his sentences together, to … Continue reading
Down to the Wire
The impeachment trial is nearly over. No one is predicting a win except the defense and prosecution. Both predict a win, or at least are arguing vociferously right down to the wire. It is easy to see why acquittal is possible. The $2.4 million dollars and P80 million have been reasonably explained away by Mr. … Continue reading
Impeach Philip Squared!
This commentary is follow-on from the previous article about America’s failure to elect Jessica Sanchez as their idol. Jessica has become a Filipino idol and her loss in the American Idol competition was a crushing defeat for the Philippine Nation. Filipinos wept openly at the unfairness of it all. They place this heartbreaking loss right … Continue reading
Jessica Sanchez and Racial Profiling
Congratulations to Jessica Sanchez on her marvelous achievement, beating 69,998 other contestants to reach the final stage at American Idol. One guy topped her in the wild and woolly 132 million vote final contest, and so let’s also extend our congratulations to Phillip Phillips. A lot of Filipinos are upset that Jessica Sanchez did not … Continue reading
Looking Through Bear Dung and Get Real Articles
A number of years ago, I was hiking up a wild mountain in Alaska with a naturalist who would not go anywhere without his bear gun. He was a realist naturalist, I suppose, and understood that the large creatures in that part of the woods would eat first and growl later. We came across a … Continue reading