Hi! I would like to pick up where we left off in our
brief chat recently. Looking back and summing up, we put then all our cards on
the table: you’re a pro-Sara; me, a pro-Leni, and we’re both whole-hearted and
solid in our respective positions. We have agreed to disagree and despite our
differences in our opinions, we gave our word to each other to remain as
friends.
That was a few days ago. Today, let me go on by posing
this question: Don’t you know that we can find a common ground that will bring
us together to agree? Intriguing? You bet it is.
Before I go into the detail of weighing up such a thought-provoking
question, I recall you said that Inday Sara reminded you of Margaret Thatcher.
As for me, what flashes across my mind now is her namesake in American politics
– Sarah Palin.
In the 2008 US presidential election between Democrat
Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, the surprise choice of Sarah Palin as
the latter’s VP, little-known Alaska governor and relatively unknown in US
national politics, shook up the presidential race. Although Sarah’s choice was
a risk, given her lack of national experience, her being a woman, a mother, and
a fresh face, let alone being attractive, were potential pluses, stirring up
excitement and newsworthiness to her campaign. In fact, at the height of her
fame, she’s more popular than either McCain or Obama who would ultimately
become the first African American to be elected to the US presidency.
Going back to my intriguing question: Don’t you know
that we can find a common ground that will bring us together to agree?
“Our similarities bring us to a common ground; our
differences allow us to be fascinated by each other,” wrote novelist Tom Robbins.
That’s why our friendship has a very crucial role to play.
“Patriotism is the love of country. But you can’t love
your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don’t always
have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground,
we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good,” asserted
Cory Booker, the first African-American US senator. My friend, what is our
common ground?
Our common ground: We vote for our leaders to pursue
the common good -- love of PH. So, we agree: I vote for Leni for President; you
vote for Sara for VP. No conflict.
Now, here comes the detail. After I vote for Leni and
hope she’ll win, my voter’s task ends. Yours just begin: after you vote for Sara
and hope she’ll win; further, you dream she will become a president in 2028.
For such a dream to come true, she must first jump over the following three hurdles:
Hurdle 1. She must win the 2022 VP race.
Hurdle 2. She must perform with flying colors during
her VP term
Hurdle 3. She must be awarded the leadership succession presidential “baton” by her president.
Let’s look over each hurdle.
Hurdle 1. You will vote for Sara and hope she will
win. If she loses, your dream ends here. Her possible loss could be due to the blend
of the waning popularity of her father PRRD and a daunting challenge posed by the
Eat Bulaga idol VP frontrunner Tito Sotto.
Hurdle 2. If Sara wins the VP, between President Leni
and President Bongbong, who do you think would give Sara the ample opportunity
to perform her VP function with flying colors? Leni said, “Whoever becomes the
VP, I will give them a big role in the government because our cooperation will
result for the greater good in our country.” What an amicable statement, free
from grudge-bearing emotion, uttered by a VP who have been ignored and offended
many times in the past by Sara’s father PRRD. On the other hand, with Sara as
his running mate, Bongbong, you will hope, give her a big role as his VP in
running the government.
Hurdle 3. If VP Sara performs with flying colors, between
President Leni and President Bongbong, who do you think would give Sara the
leadership succession presidential “baton” she deserves without hesitation?
Vital factor: While Leni is running as an independent, on the other hand, Bongbong
is running under the umbrella of multiple parties with a throng of vested
interests. Aiming now for the 2028 presidency is a horde of younger and
ambitious breed of second-generation leaders emerging from a band of dynastic
political clans embedded in Bongbong’s camp.
My friend, at this point, if ever you find that Leni’s
presidency offers a much better prospect for Sara’s presidential run in 2028, then,
such a conclusion is not a product of a tricky analysis of Sara’s predicament,
but as an insight I am sharing with you personally as your friend.
The ball is in your court. It’s your call, my friend.
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