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Potshots from Manila
By Sonny Pucio Mirasol

Cardinal Sin’s death proved he was a mortal Sin. He’s now with his ancestor, the original sin.

Cory Aquino said she’s too old for another Edsa. Truth is, she was never at Edsa in ’86, being out of sight in Cebu in a convent Carmelite.

She claims to have brought back democracy, but it was just the old oligarchy. So many were sorry after a couple of years of Cory. Now, the country and economy are back in the stranglehold of 5% of the population who hold the gold.

Glory said, “I’m sorry, it’s me on the tape”. Like saying sorry to the girl after the rape, before the escape.

Mea culpa, she said and someone said, “Bacong dapat may pacol pa?”. And another added, “Baco lang sapak ang dapat iupak kay pandak.”

Mr. Pichay, like week-old wilted pechay, said she rose 10 feet with the admission. Since the confession seems only partial and a crafty evasion, it must have been the nose that rose, longer than Pinnochio’s.

To banish Big Mike is not enough for pressure on Glory to vanish, no matter the varnish. It smells of desperation over the situation and a ploy or decoy to avoid resignation.

Aside from aSAWA, jokesters text, the Palace should also get rid of the ANAKonda and BAYAWak prowling the grounds.

“Be not afraid” is Ping’s campaign with so much sting, for Ouster Sunday to follow Sabado de Gloria.

Anak ni pandak is on indefinite leave, withdrawing from the scene, drawing all the perks and remuneration from the Batasan Hills milking station.

By golly, the ABS-CBN band is setting up to play “Hello Noli”. Is the ABS-CBN bias against GMA part of the networks war?

In the US, bands play “Hail to the Chief” for the president. Here, will it be “Hail to the Cheat?”

Supporters, who are often not brief, say no cheating occurred because forein observers attested the voting was clean. How about the counting and canvassing? “Noted”, was all Mr. Sharon Cubeta and “Si Raul, o” Gonzales ever said.

Roberto Versola, an IT (info tech) expert, accused Namfrel of not keeping an accurate count of the 2004 vote, newspapers reported last Sunday. Now, we know what Garci meant when he said on the tape that Namfrel was “friendly”.

Was civil society in on any rigging? Frigging evil society.

If it was just a lapse in judgement, why did Garci disappear, and why did he deny it was he and Manay on the tape?

So, will Glory’s confession get her absolution or her administration’s last rites? The Manila archbishop issued a pastoral letter saying confession should be accompanied by justice. Are all the justices in Glory’s pocket?

Now that Da King is dead, Duck King of Tanay detention wants to be back in contention.

Mike Defensor, ever loyal GMA defender often offender of sensibilities, seems to be in the environment department to protect GMA’s environment.

Ignacio del Palacio is still in one piece despite the bumblings which disturb the peace.

A win-win advocate stressed that unless Abalos & Co. are out of the Comelec, it will always be a loss-loss situation, with the electorate will distorted like a man contorted with excruciating hernia.

A news report said Piggy paid an average of only P15,000 in income tax for 3 or 4 years. Santa banana, this banas na republic is really going to the pigs! Lowly salaried employees like me pay as much as P50,000 a year. It’s the salaried people who pay the brunt of income taxes through compulsory withholding at source, while non-salaried people who earn so much more, get away with tax-fixing.

On the jueteng probe front, Mr. Mosqueda, late of Camp Ola, who may have grown fat on morisqueta tostada (who said payola?), couldn’t have been lying through his tits, even if he quivers like jello, unless he had augmentation by Vicky Belo.

But the chain of circumstance shakes his stance, including certification of the Pidal signature. Get the picture?

DepEd Sec. Abad says, ‘Tape furor is nothing compared to RP education crisis”. Details in next column. It will make you weep and gnash your teeth.

Hope and trust in the Lord. “Though all around is darkness, earthly joys have flown; my Savior whispers His promise never to leave me alone”. – from Daily Bread.