From an Alien’s Perspective

If Mar Roxas drops his bid for presidency in favor of Noynoy, then he probably isn’t fit to be president at all.  I don’t mean to undermine his capabilities, but the lack of conviction for something that he has planned and prepared for for such a long time only proves that he himself is not convinced that he is a far better president than Noynoy.

I also do not want to undermine Noynoy’s capability to become the country’s president, but I do believe that given where we are right now, he should have prepared himself a long time ago for the job.  Deciding to run for president is not a “spur-of-the-moment” decision that you can make and think you can easily pull it off. 

What are they thinking of anyway?  Are they trying to compare the situation in 1983 with the death of former President Cory Aquino?  I hope not.  Because the 1986 election and the events surrounding that momentous year is not the same as 2010.  For one, Cory was not killed or assassinated by her would-be presidential opponents or political enemies.  She died of cancer.   Back then, the Filipinos would have voted for anybody because they were at the point where they would prefer to have “anybody except Marcos” for president.  The opposition only made the election more symbolic by fielding in the wife of Ninoy as FM’s opponent for the presidential race.  Back then, Cory was just a symbolic figure.  Even if it was Doy Laurel who ran for president, I’m guessing he would have won anyway.  In 2010, PGMA is not running for president (I hope) so there is no proverbial dictator to battle against.  The presidential race of 2010 is a battle between highly competent leaders (in their own respects) with proven track records.  For Noynoy to win this, he will need more than family history and family members to back him up.  He needs proven competency as leader, legislator, AND (not OR) negotiator. 

We need a leader with a very strong sense of conviction for what he believes is the right thing to do, even if it means making and implementing unpopular decisions.   We do not need a leader who can be easily swayed by popular opinion.