Losing my religion

It was a long Holy Week break.

Not for Gloria in the Palace. She was busy campaigning for Cha-Cha, the Cha-Cha which the Malacanang has no hand. Sabi niya! (see also, Gloria in the Palace, no hand in Cha-cha?).

But then, the Catholic Church said on its April 7 Pastoral letter: As Christians, we cannot be complacent and inactive in the face of this present issue of charter change, which is so crucial to the future of our country and people. Vigilance, education, principled opposition may be necessary steps to take.

Which bothered your Gloriness, err, Gloria in the Palace. So she issued an Easter Sunday message: Commutation of all death penalty sentences to life imprisonment.

This made the Church applaud. And will this lead the Church to retract its pastoral statement against the moves of Malacanang on Cha-cha? Mukha atang nahulog ang pastoral letter ng pumalakpak ang simbahan. And to add, some bishops are always having dinners with Gloria in the Palace. Hmmnnn....

Which reminds of Judas Iscariot. Just for 30 pieces of silver, all happened with a kiss...

Send in the Spins

• Gloria in the Palace orders the release of the Mayuga Report. (tongue twister: Was the message well-massaged?)
• Executive Secretary Ed Ermita, when asked to describe the report, said that it is "Fair, very fair." (Does fair means the same as Gloria in the Palace's "I won FAIR and square?")
• Malacanang pointed fingers at the congressmen for padding their pork barrel by P4.7 billion or equivalent to P20 million per congressman. (Trying to divert the issue on Gloria in the Palace's pork barrel share? How nice!)
• But Speaker Jose de Venecia counters: We are not padding the pork. We are just restoring it. (Restore? Nawala ba? Kelan?)
• The AFP said that they needed time to decide whether or not Gen. Lim and company will be court-martialed for the failed power-grab last February. (Why? Wala pa bang nama-manufacture.... err, nakukuhang ebidensiya? Ba't kasi di niyo muna pina-coup d' etat bago niyo hinuli para beyond resonable doubt. Baka wala naman talagang plano na mag coup masyado lang kayong praning! Pero teka, masyado kayong pre-emptive sa coup bakit simpleng cellphone snatching di niyo ma-prevent? Ha, Mr. Querol and Ms Gloria in the Palace?)
• Malacanang released its sequel to "Star Wars".... err, Sabwatan sa Kataksilan. And its new kasabwat, repentant Oakwood mutiny leader Capt. Gerardo Gambala is the new witness saying the Magdalo indeed has talks with communists to tear down the government. (Ba't niyo pa ginambala si Gambala? Gloria in the Palace is already a very concrete evidence that there was also a 'sabwatan' between her and the communists especially during the time of Erap. And during the 2001 elections, there are also posters showing her PPC-endorsed ticket with Bayan Muna and co-horts. Kulang pa ba iyon?)
• It's Holy Week. So Gloria in the Palace and her cabinet is climbing Baguio not for penitence but for a retreat. Why, medyo nababatan na ba ng simbahan at ng businessmen ang PIG?
• Well, Palace spokesman cum Justice secretary, Raul Gonzales, when asked what are his expectations on the retreat they are having at Baguio, has this to say: "We must reflect not only on ourselves but on the country, especially the destabilizers of government." (Para ba pagbalik niyo me plano na kayo paano sila i-overpower?)
  

Signs of Times?

Several days ago, US Ambassdor Kristie Kenney drew criticisms from the allies of Gloria in the Palace when she visited Senate President Frank Drilon, a known anti-Gloria senator. According to the leeches, with Kenney's action, she is insinuating a weakening Washington support for the administration of the claiming president of the Philippines.

Grabe naman. Masyado naman kayong sensitive. Nahalata niyo pala?

But is Washington showing its true colors? Well, yesterday, in an ambush interview, Kenny was lukewarm answering questions regarding the support of US to Gloria in the Palace unlike before when the response were almost automatic. Kaya dropline ng Malaya: Sign of weakening Washington support?

Siyempre alma ang mga alalay: Huwag niyong gatungan!

But, is there really a 'gatong'? Sa mga kapalmuks, Kenney's line on democracy is very clear: That democracy is based on strong institutions.

In the country of Gloria in the Palace, the only strong institution is the her institution of spins. Where is the credibility of the claiming president in the first place? In her allies? Among her allies? When Estrada won in 1998, at least there was a semblance of credibility with elections. Even the opposition respects the result. But with Gloria in the Palace whose allies question her winning?

BREAK muna. Mahirap ang sakit sa puso. Holy week pa naman ngayon. Let's just talk about Kenny.

When asked about the article of New York Times, Kenny's prompt response was that Washington respects the paper. "The New york Times is a private newspaper. We respect the right of freedom of the press, (and) freedom of opinion", she said.

Which makes me wonder if the leeches understood her words. Kala ko ba magagaling kayo? Ba't di niyo naintindihan? Remember why US attacked Iraq? And why US supported the seccession of East Timor from Indonesia? THERE WAS NO FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND FREEDOM OF OPINION IN BOTH CASES. So, why still expect for a continuing Washington support?

O baka masyado na kayong naging matalino gaya ni Querol kaya ang detalye, nalilimutan?Aber nga, aber???

Basahin niyo na lang kaya ulit ang New York Times? Its a sign of times, you know.