tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post4265971461871144572..comments2023-06-10T20:22:01.348+08:00Comments on The Society of Honor by Joe America: A Twofer: Secrecy and TrustThe Society of Honorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-13606166602148729042012-03-27T13:20:12.889+08:002012-03-27T13:20:12.889+08:00Just to share a bit of good news, I think they fin...Just to share a bit of good news, I think they finally solved the case of the missing container vans in Batangas. At least the new guy there (Ruffy Biazon) didn't forget. For this one, much applause to the current admin. Better late than never. :)<br /><br />I have no quarrel with efforts to put down corruption. I admire quiet workers more than those always in the news. I'm looking at you, Tupas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-28036457607787136302012-03-27T10:04:02.772+08:002012-03-27T10:04:02.772+08:00brianitus, yes, indeed. I think actually he is a t...brianitus, yes, indeed. I think actually he is a tad dull and does not work that hard, and is a man of his time, for the way the fates played it. But he has some good people working for him in certain areas (foreign affairs), and is not a wild-eyed lunatic driving the country into ruin. His dullness may be just the stability the country needs. And I give him credit for at least taking some big steps to work on corruption. Maybe hasty and ill-prepared. But I have no better ideas about how to tame that beast, corruption.The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-72693978265150754892012-03-27T08:00:25.347+08:002012-03-27T08:00:25.347+08:00Um, you give the PNoy way too much credit, Joe. I...Um, you give the PNoy way too much credit, Joe. I respect that. On second thought, not sleeping on the job? I'll give him that. He's awake, smoking and sipping the morning coffee before promptly going back to bed. Kiddin'. The trouble with the fellow is he seems to become invisible when the critical matters pop up. And when he does appear, he has a band-aid pseudo-solution (like that fuel subsidy that isn't defensible in the long run). <br /><br />I don't trust him to do an excellent job with the economy because more than half his time is dedicated to hunting Corona (my perception based on news headlines). If you come up with a simple tally on how many times he mentioned Economy versus Corona, GMA and other implications, you'll get my point. Have real investments gone up since they jailed GMA and started the Corona impeachment? They're still talking about coconuts.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, Joe. I won't ask him to do a GMA media blitz. Frankly, I hated her regular advertisements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-50365864389645204822012-03-27T07:31:29.480+08:002012-03-27T07:31:29.480+08:00brianitus, I can see your point, actually. And I a...brianitus, I can see your point, actually. And I agree that polls only measure perception, which can be far different than "truth". But people vote on perception, too, so Mr. Aquino must be better than people give him credit for being, to so manipulate perception in his favor. Indeed, he must not be sleeping on the job . . .The Society of Honorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536906267332687130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855856123871700301.post-50587039733962198462012-03-27T06:58:16.774+08:002012-03-27T06:58:16.774+08:00"Perhaps the defense will find a way to resur..."Perhaps the defense will find a way to resurrect his trust." <br /><br />Do you still remember his trust ratings before impeachment? And are CJs usually included in popularity polls?<br /><br />From my recollection, Team PNoy went after his scalp right after the elections or was it right after the CJ was appointed? The poor chap didn't have a rats ass of a chance to be "trusted." By association with GMA, he was doomed to his current fate. The same thing happened with Merceditas. <br /><br />Personally, I wouldn't put much faith in polls as a gauge of determining if someone has the "proper credentials," especially in the Philippines. After all, this is the same country that almost put an ex-con back as president of the land. That ex-con was also a known womanizer, gambler, and I forgot the rest. This is the same country that put a known slacker as president. And that dude even rubs elbows with the ex-con because it's convenient. Trust? I see that poll as something like asking the people, "So, who among these crooks do you trust the most?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com