The Queen's Fool

Rep. Edcel Lagman is at it again. In his latest rant, Lagman urged the government to focus on the economy instead of paritsan vendetta. He tried to imply that former President Gloria Arroyo is blameless in the current economic situation.

I would like to throw the issue back to Mr. Lagman. He should concentrate on the business of representing the 1st district of Albay. His constituents demand it. He should stop wasting his time licking Mrs. Arroyo's infected fanny. It doesn't only make him look bad. It also makes him stink. While Mrs. Arroyo holds court in a posh hospital suite, her fool Lagman is set loose to beguile the nation with putrid farce.

Like the other half-witted members of his lot, Lagman is clearly trying to muddle the issue. The government is not alone in it's quest for justice. The 99% of Filipinos demands it. and more. What we have now is hope in it's truest sense. A few years back all we could hope for was that Mrs. Arroyo's motley - and like-minded - crew would minimize their greed. Until we punish the people behind the lies and pillage and torment of our lost decade; and before that, we as a nation will never progress; economically or otherwise. Corruption (of the mind, body, and soul) and the tolerance of it are the two strongest cases why businesses shy away from the Philippines. Weeding out corruption and punishing the corrupt are the best economic policies at this time.

And what "strong economic foundations" was Lagman refering to? The ones that filled the pockets of Mrs. Arroyo's clique? Or the ones that made the lives of thousands more miserable? Economic policies that further widened the economic divide? The ones that allowed Mrs. Arroyo and her pals to wine and dine in the finest restaurants while majority of Filipinos would be lucky enough to feast on cheap tapsilog? Let them eat cake, she must've said.