Mayor Vice SILVER LINING Dean Ernest Maceda 05/14/2010

Mayor Vice

SILVER LINING Dean Ernest Maceda 05/14/2010 The Dark Horse. Presumptive Vice President-elect Jejomar Binay was not exactly the dark horse he was touted to be. One look at the mobs that followed every Erap-Binay sortie and one wondered how the surveys were not picking up the hysteria for both candidates. With Mayor Binay on the ticket, Erap’s campaign line of being the candidate of the masses was validated. The poignant story of the humble beginnings of this legal and local giant touched a chord in the hearts of the mahihirap. And Makati? That speaks for itself. Who could question the proposition that the man behind the success of the nation’s crown jewel could just as easily steer the nation to recovery at the right of the President? The Binay-Roxas race will be just as hotly contested as the Noynoy-Erap matchup come the congressional canvass which, by the way, should be fast tracked to the third week of May (from May 31). Thus far, the elections have been perceived to be successful (though we are all beginning to hear grumblings to the contrary from quarters too many and too diverse to be ignored). The automation has become a true watershed moment. Let’s hope that the fuzzy feelings are not shortlived and that the canvass does not degenerate into a showcase of the old-style politics we would all love to do away with. Congratulations Vice President Jejomar Binay!... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100514com5.html

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