Gloriagate Roundup for July 18

- Malaya Editorial: "Go, Liar!"

- Conrado de Quiros: Marcos and Arroyo

- Arroyo ally tells Defensor, Raul Gonzalez to SYAT UP!!! SYAT UP!!!

- Neal Cruz: This is where your taxes go...

Indeed, proceeds from the expanded VAT have not yet been collected but they are already being spent and distributed by Malacañang. And because of the impending impeachment complaint against GMA (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), happy days are here again for the congressmen and, soon, for the senators. Administration congressmen were seen trooping to the Palace to pledge support for GMA and when they went out, they were seen to be very happy.

Suddenly, the budget department has also been ordered to release pork barrel allocations to congressmen. Not so long ago, it was very hard to get fund releases for projects because the budget secretary had a hard time scraping up enough funds. Now that Emilia Boncodin is no longer the budget secretary, the department is very generous.

"If the stalemate over the presidency continues some more, the government will go bankrupt," somebody quipped

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That's a scary thought.

And DAMN... I don't think we taxpayers can afford anymore of these so called "pro-arroyo" rallies. Maba-bankrupt na talaga ang gobyerno natin.