PGMA as Representative GMA

Over the weekend, while the republic was still reeling over the carnage now known as Ampatuan Massacre, President Glorial Macapagal-Arroyo sneaked a bigger political move. And that is by declaring and actually filing a certificate of candidacy for the position of a Representative in her native town of Pampanga.

While she is replacing her son, outgoing Representative Mickey Arroyo, PGMA promises more public service. The question now is whether nine years of PGMA service is not enough?

There is a reason while outgoing presidents are barred from re-election. They are supposed to graduate from a mere politician to an exalted stateman. PGMA is not yet worthy of the title and in fact, if it werent for the Ampatuan Massacre, the polarizing candidacy of PGMA to the position of a Representative would hug the bigger media attention.

Just goest to show that after nine long years, PGMA is still not ready to give up power. Was it somewhere or someone who said that if you want to test man's character, give him power. Well, in this exercise, PGMA is a dismal failure.