This is interesting. Quoting from my own article: “This is roughly the amount of time we were able to tolerate our enemies: Spain, 300 years; America, forever; Japan, no margin; China, forever; Marcos, 20 years, GMA, her entire term.” We will never be friends with Spain, but we will be BFF with America, especially with what’s happening now in Central Philippines. We may never go to war with China, well, because we’re part Chinese just as we are part American. But Japan, although we admire it, we will be “ilag” to it because it’s almost our exact opposite. It’s too disciplined for our own tastes, besides it doesn’t like us either. We’re too happy-go-lucky for its tastes. Marcos and GMA we both kicked out, one by street people power, the other by ballot people power. So, going back to PNoy. Why is it that we didn’t give a margin for PNoy’s mistakes? Why ask for his resignation (at least a small part led by Peachy, but since withdrawn) this early? Why the popularity slippage? About popularity, Mahar Mangahas explained that compared to other presidents, PNoy has the highest marks at comparable points of their terms, but no one seems to be listening. So go back, see where he fell. Ah, in terminology! He seemed to have lied about scrapping the pork, he said he did, but people didn’t believe him. That’s where he started to crumble. But Fr. Joaquin Bernas yesterday himself admitted that none of the funds in question lined PNoy’s pockets, perhaps he said that to modify his previous statement that PDAF is indeed unconstitutional per Supreme Court unanimous vote, but hey, let’s be easy on PNoy because after all he’s not a thief. There. So where did “Pork Barrel King” come from?  For that matter where is “who’s in charge here?” referencing Yolanda aftermath coming from? Is it possible that the left (Bayan) and the new activists led by Peachy Rallonza Bretana were either used by Enrile and his cohorts, or did they misinterpret the million people marchers as being anti-PNoy? She’s now saying that the Luneta pasyalan of August 26 wasn’t anti-PNoy, but wait, on the ground, I felt a shepherding towards anti-yellow army (wear white) and politicians keep off (including the one who created the right environment for COA to pursue its 2004-2008 PDAF audit, yes, si PNoy po ‘yun). In fact, a Vera Files reporter who interviewed me asked what I was doing there when I told her that I was yellow army.  So all I’m saying is that the no-margin, show no mercy for PNoy is artificial, uncharacteristic of the people’s history for justice and freedom. A people so pacifistic, so forgiving, so patient as to give Erap and the Marcoses (and yes, GMA in her home province) another chance is willing to give PNoy only a couple of months to shape up, this after gigantic economic and political strides, not to mention stellar political genealogy? Don’t be swayed, people. Somebody cunning, somebody who’s a somebody, somebody who has a track record of playing us, somebody who can change his side of the story depending on the political environment is behind all this. Don’t be fooled. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. We may be patient, but we’re never tanga, or naive. But please give the President some space. He’s trying his darndest. Tayo naman. Tayo naman ang magpalit ng style. Tama na, sobra na. Hwag magpagago.