Paul Farol: More correct, wiser, and better choices for 2010: Gordon-Bayani

More correct, wiser, and better choices for 2010: Gordon-Bayani
Dec. 07 2009 - 05:30 pm View comments (0)

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This entry starts where the article "Correct but unwise choice" written by Jose C. Sison's in the Philippine Star stops.

On the whole, I agreed with everything else he wrote except this:

While the correct choice is Gordon and Fernando because of their strong political will to transform our kind of governance, it appears to be an unwise choice at this time because only Noynoy and Mar, as shown by the surveys, are in a position to prevent the other leading contenders from winning the race and from further inflicting upon us more of the same kind of inept, inefficient and corrupt government. The element of trust in Aquino and Roxas to bring the necessary changes is still there. But if they continue with their backsliding ways, Gordon and Fernando may be the only good choice left for people to realize that longed-for change.

One thing that Gordon has taught me is that WE EITHER CREATE OUR OWN CHOICES OR SELECT FROM THE ONES GIVEN TO US. Noynoy and Mar may be leading in the surveys, but that doesn't mean they are indeed the wise choice. 

If wisdom were simply a matter of more people saying that something is right, we would have all ended up extinct a long time ago or at the moment a good number of people started saying that jumping off a cliff was a good idea.

We either wrack our brains and test the endurance of our hearts trying to figure out THE BEST choice we can possibly make, or give up because it is too damn hard and just let other people tell us what to do. We either bleed out of our ears and noses trying to hammer out a workable criteria for selecting the best candidate for President, or we simply just believe what the TV commercials and surveys tell us. We either face the drudgery of scouring over records to find out how the so-called frontrunners in the Presidential campaign lived out their years in public service and compare all of them side by side or, we simply take the candidate's word for it, give in to platitudes and believe whatever promises strike our heartstrings the most.

Another Gordonism I have to throw at you at this point is this: THE HARD WAY IS THE RIGHT WAY and CREATING CHOICES IS WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ALL ABOUT and DICTATORSHIPS RISE WHEN CITIZENS CONSIGN THEIR POWER TO CREATE CHOICE.

So, Mr. Sison, I disagree with you Gordon is a wise choice and I'll go further, Gordon is the better choice.

He is the wise and better choice because he has a clearly stated vision for this country, he has experience in realizing such visions (Olongapo, Subic, Tourism, PNRC), and he has a track record of success unmatched by any of the leading contenders. All of these things I have written about before and you can read about it in Smoke's views on Dick Gordon because writing down all of Gordon's accomplishments again will be the end of me.

Anyway, Sison's column wasn't all that bad because it did come up with this:

Comparing their public service record, the Gordon-Fernando tandem seems to have an edge over the Aquino-Roxas team. They also generate a lot more hope for that longed-for change in our government. And this is primarily because the Aquino-Roxas team and their handlers in the Liberal Party have also fallen into the trap of engaging in transactional politics, accepting turncoats and trapos into their fold just to ensure and clinch victory. This is not my assessment only. Several readers have posted on the internet the same kind of observation like the following:

"I agree with the article. If the politicians were sincere in their advocacy for change, they should have done so months before, out of principle. It seems they only jump ship when it is convenient, when they already see the surveys. Noynoy seems to be a trapo. He was holding a meeting with Erap at the height of typhoon Ondoy. He met with Chiz. He got mutineer Danny Lim in his senatorial slate. He was even open to meeting with the Marcoses who ironically had the decency to know the implication of a possible merger. But not Noynoy. The Hyatt 10, Cory's Bulong Brigade, Kamag-Anak Inc are back in power. If Noynoy cannot control LP, what chances does he have in leading the country?" (Posted November 23, 2009 by a certain "selina_burnett').

"It is indeed disappointing to see Noynoy and Mar accepting turncoats. The LP will be seen now as a party of trapos. Sad, quite sad. I would not be surprised if Noynoy's popularity slides because of this" (Posted November 23, 2009 by "keener00196).

"How can Noynoy be the candidate who will lead change for the country when he has on his side all the old trapos and oligarchs who want to maintain the status quo? No transformation in our system of governance can happen as long as a leader is beholden to conflicting interests of the different groups supporting him" (Posted November 23, 2009 by nermd).

Before it is too late, Noynoy and Mar should revert back to principled politics and change their tactics. As another reader writes, "Noynoy honesty ang pinaglalaban natin. Huwag ka nang kumuha ng ibang LP converts. Ikaw at Mar lang panalo na tayo. Huwag ka nang kumuha ng iba na makakabawas sa boto mo dahil sa kanila, kayong dalawa lang panalo na tayo" (Posted by noynoyparapangulo November 23, 2009).

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