Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
Salivating with delight, their eyes moistening and pupils constricting/dilating, detractors of President Aquino and his administration who have been wishing to see him fail since Day One are now seizing the moment to make good their ultimate yearning. They are calling for his ouster, impeachment, resignation—whatever form it will take—so that they can put in place their own agenda and have the last laugh.
I am not talking here of those who air constructive criticism and even utter dismay over commissions and omissions that have delayed or derailed expected services from the government. There will always be hits and misses and the government needs to be criticized for its misses especially when it concerns the teeming poor, they who are being constantly used and abused and have rightfully become a demanding lot. But the former kind—the salivating, heckling kind—simply want to see the President fall flat on his face.
Salivating with delight, their eyes moistening and pupils constricting/dilating, detractors of President Aquino and his administration who have been wishing to see him fail since Day One are now seizing the moment to make good their ultimate yearning. They are calling for his ouster, impeachment, resignation—whatever form it will take—so that they can put in place their own agenda and have the last laugh.
I am not talking here of those who air constructive criticism and even utter dismay over commissions and omissions that have delayed or derailed expected services from the government. There will always be hits and misses and the government needs to be criticized for its misses especially when it concerns the teeming poor, they who are being constantly used and abused and have rightfully become a demanding lot. But the former kind—the salivating, heckling kind—simply want to see the President fall flat on his face.
The motivations are varied: They want to promote their own agenda or ideology, get even (for having been exposed, deposed or left behind), or just sow chaos so that this country would be back in square one. Nothing, but nothing, is good enough for them, and the sooner this country is thrown into disarray the better.The President’s State of the Nation Address last July 28 became a “point in time” (pardon the cliché so often used by politicians) for his ill-wishers to rally their forces and create a tipping point, if not a “tripping” point. Now is the witching hour, that moment between day and night when rapacious creatures roam the land and their powers are said to be at the most destructive.