Archive for November 2007
Double Standards, My Ass
When the President pardoned the ex-convict Joseph Estrada, what stands for the center-left in this country raised its arms in furor. Within minutes, some went online and created websites dedicated to demanding the resignation of the President. To them, the moral recovery of the nation demands nothing less than the cathartic sight of a former President brought to prison cuffed and in prison garb. To do otherwise would reinforce in law the double standard in society for the high and mighty. Read the rest of this entry »
