Nice gesture, but already too late

Pansin ba nyo na medyo maingay at "critical" na ngayon sila Joker Arroyo at Ralph Recto sa Arroyo adminstration on a range of issues, from taxes to the scheduled rate increases by NAPOCOR?

They want us to believe na "independent-minded senators" na sila and they will speak out ("pa-critical" schtick) if they see anything wrong being done by GMA and her cohorts.

It's just too bad na they didn't this earlier during GMA's disastrous first three years in office, when their criticisms against Arroyo could have made a difference with the voters. They should have spoken out earlier, dahil alam naman nila na talagang inuubos at dina-divert ni GMA ang pera ng bayan para sa 2004 campaign.

It's too bad na ngayon lang nagsasalita si Joker re Ate Glo's out-of-control borrowings (she borrowed more money in three years than the combined debts of former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada in eight years), when matagal na itong nire-report ng Daily Tribune at Malaya.

GMA is corrupt, we know that. Joker could have done more when he saw the kalokohan being done by pro-GMA stooges Drilon and JDV's re-enactment of the 2003 budget (follow the link para maintindihan), which diverted P100 Billion from the national budget to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's election campaign.

But instead, Blue Ribbon Chairman Joker Arroyo spent most of his time before the elections defending and abetting the corrupt GMA and the Pidal family by blocking or obstructing any investigations against the Arroyo and Pidal scams. Kaya puro coverups at whitewash na lang ang nakita natin kay "Mr. Ubusin-ang-mga-Corrupt".

And why should people trust GMA with their taxpayer money? Aside from the fear na baka mapunta lang ang pera ng bayan sa bulsa ng mga kurakot, many believe that she is raising our taxes para maypabad siya sa Charter Change na gaganapin next year.

Talk about fucked up priorities by this bogus adminstration. Matakaw talaga sila sa kapangyarihan.