2+2=5 By Ronald Roy COMMENTS 02/18/2010

2+2=5 By Ronald Roy COMMENTS 02/18/2010 The indefatigable Josefina Trinidad Lichauco has taken wing into the firmament, but it is impossible to rejoice over her reunion with her beloved husband Eddie in the bosom of the Father. It is, however, our great consolation that she chose Valentine’s Day to tell us not to grieve, but to be glad we have the power of love of country to vanquish the purveyors of electoral infamy. That was Josie: Friend, consoler and the ubiquitous moving spirit of the Concerned Citizens Movement. Ahh, it is impossible still not to mourn. Come to think of it, I had always called him Gilby, not Gibo, not until after he launched his candidacy. The name Gibo must then be the “promdi” moniker that was strategically devised to identify with the vote-rich grass roots this young Harvard product, a man with a cosmopolitan flair who is bidding to be the country’s next president. Be that as it may, he exudes the incongruous persona of a black-tie jet-setter astride a carabao at the hustings. It is therefore evident that his one problem is whether the poor folk can see a savior in him. Sadly, he faces other setbacks among which, as underscored in a previous article, was his failure or refusal to duck under a kiss of death blown from Malacañang.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100218com7.html

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