To Err Is Human...
by MrsPartyGirl
But to forgive a plunderer? How ever which way I look at it, there's nothing divine about that.
I've offered prayers to the victims of the recent explosion in Glorieta. I do not discount nor wish to trivialize the horror of this unfortunate incident in any way. However, this blast, if it were indeed a deliberate attack on the country as some people see it, doesn't begin to compare to the kind of attack PGMA has waged against her own people.
Erap stole from the people. He was overthrown by a "second People Power". He was judged guilty for this by the Sandiganbayan in a costly courtroom drama spread over six years. His Php142 million Boracay Mansion, evidently a product of the proceeds he gained from supporting illicit gambling activities, has been seized by the QC government - one of many mansions he built on money better spent on our impoverished countrymen.
My question is, why pardon him?? Why??
Perhaps, by applying for pardon, Erap ultimately acknowledged PGMA as the legitimate President of the country. Honestly, was PGMA trying to settle this issue once and for all? Nonsense. Erap, by virtue of being a criminal could no longer hold office anyway. For all intents and purposes, PGMA's presidency is secured.
Was PGMA trying to project an image of benevolence? Well, she definitely needs to change a lot of things about her image after all the graft and corruption charges being brought up against her and her husband. Given the myriad of evidence piling up against her, I won't be surprised if she lands behind bars to take Erap's place in Bilibid. Had she wanted to project benevolence, hundreds of prisoners have been serving life sentences for crimes they might not have committed - why not pardon these innocent guys instead?
Was PGMA paid to do this by Erap's camp? Seeing how both camps operate, I can't say its not a possibility.
Was it a show of respect for a former President of the country? That ex-President milked our country's coffers for what its worth. He never respected his position, his country, his people - why should we respect him back? He never earned it.
Erap would return all of his ill-gotten wealth? If so, then indeed money makes the world go round.
Divine forgiveness? More like short-term memory, if you ask me. Or a queen taking a pawn in a shrewd mind game.
So what is it really? Is there no justice in our country anymore?
All I know is we, the Filipino people, have been screwed.
We are now the ultimate Erap joke.
