When Lies Become Facts

I have been following the battle in Gaza. Being a guy kind of guy, I think that is what most of us manly types are inclined to do. If we are not following women around we are following the guns and bombs. Third in the hierarchy of manly interests is trucks and cars. Or maybe … Continue reading

Is President Aquino an Idiot?

From the Humpty Dumpty New World Dictionary: Idiot: (noun)  A person with a good education who applies it poorly. The top cop in the Philippines is Justice Secretary De Lima. Well, she is in control of the attack dogs, the investigators, the public dicks, the prosecutors.  DILG Secretary Roxas is the top uniformed cop, the … Continue reading

Sexual Predators, Bloggers and Senator Sotto

You da man! You da woman! You da Filipino who is clued in. Who be da most reviled man in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: It is not Puno. It’s not Enrile. It’s not even Trillanes. What entity of government be da least respected in the Philippines these days, eh? Clue: this body passed … Continue reading

Defending Sotto

It is my great pleasure to come to Senator Sotto’s rescue. Enough of this hypocritical browbeating and whipping of an esteemed public servant who is only working diligently for the best interests of the Philippines. So he copied Bobby Kennedy’s words, along with those other documented thefts of original thinking we’ve heard so much about. … Continue reading

Private Venturing Politics in the Philippines

I’m going to make a connection here and invite you to extend your thinking a bit to grasp it. And maybe extend your acts, too, if you have that kind of influence. The issue facing us is the fundamental ineffectiveness of Philippine democratic institutions and processes. There are three branches of government, supposedly co-equal. Here … Continue reading