Choices, choices HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 07/14/2010

Choices, choices

HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 07/14/2010 If the choice was as easy as picking the right one between Jacob and Edward, Bella would not have needed three Twilight installments. Or should we hire Paul, the echoserang octopus to predict where we are headed under Noynoy Aquino’s leadership? Paul went perfect in picking Spain as the rightful World Cup champion last week, a feat that forced his caretakers to enforce extra security measures around his aquarium, like he has become their most important VIP. Bella, meanwhile, had to give up her earlier decision to become a vampire, but will marry Edward still. Noynoy has a bigger predicament than Paul and Bella, though. He is not simply picking a winner in a sports event, nor is he simply choosing a woman to marry, although the last would echo his personal preference to stay single at 50. Noynoy has to run a country beset with problems, all the litters left by Gloria Arroyo, whom he just can’t simply shake off. Fourteen days into his presidency, Noynoy has found it harder to clean the ugly remnants of Gloria’s nine years than he thought. And with his Truth Commission yet to gain ground, eyes will be on how Noynoy will deal with Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, who, earlier this week, showed her stronger side by declaring her intent to meet Noy’s challenge head on, refusing to submit to calls for her resignation.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100714com6.html

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