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Whatever it is, it is NOT charisma. The magic is simple. She's a very good political strategist. Not surprising, JDV was a long time mentor. And in most political stories, the mentee almost always outsmarts the mentor. Her secret is not so secret either. Who toppled Marcos and Estrada? It was not People Power nor the Filipino people, but the powerful generals. They were the ones who installed and are what keeping GMA in power. Ever wonder who is the fattest crocodile in her cabinet? Check out the retired general in the cabinet. His department is in the middle of this biggest controversy (and some more), and yet he seems untouchable.

Truth be told, the "true desire" of the Filipino people has never been the defining factor. At best, our "true desire" and habitual "people power" mood can only act as catalysts to stir things up a bit but always fall short of our expectations dahil sa totoo lang, wala naman talagang People Power. Ang Pinoy, likas na usisero. Ke hold-up, kudeta, road mishaps, political rally, hostage taking, billboard suicides, lahat yan pupuntahan. Voila, people power na!

Every 3 or 6 years, we are expected to display our people power at the poll centers and yet we elect the crooks and the crocs. What good does it do to throw them out through massive mob gatherings. May papalit din, mas buwaya pa.

Yong mga friends ko na big believer ng People Power, some of them were even present in one or two of them, lahat nasa labas na ng bansa. Si Jim Paredes, EDSA 1 veteran, nagsawa na rin, andyan na din sa Australia. Siguro that's another form of people power.

Another form of people power is to just keep on surviving the present times. Parang walang ginagawa, pero imposibleng wala.

Si JDV, tapos na maliligayang araw niya. GMA is heading that way. They say it took the Filipinos 20 years to topple Marcos down. Pagdating kay Estrada, he didn't even finish his term. What is another 2 years? I would rather sit out the next 2 years if it means we will not end up with another Arroyo for the next 9 years. I say we should be even more level-headed these days, rather than letting our usual knee-jerk and hot-head reactions prevail.

If you ask most people who have lived through the last 6 presidents, they would tell you the Marcos time was the easiest and most progressive. It's an empirically proven fact.

Cheers!