Indeed I agree with you, not to cast our vote even to the “lesser” evil political candidates. I am 43 years old now, and I never had a taste of voting for the presidential elections. Why? Exactly the same reason as yours. I’l rather not give my vote than to regret in the future that I belong to the bandwagon of “stupid” voters who placed that “corrupt”, “unhumane”, “power-hungry” politicians. But I am always praying that these politicians will suffer the most deadliest disease of the lifetime and they will be able to realize that their “looted fortunes” will not buy the medicines to cure their ailments. In that way, they still have time to confess and reflect on their sins they had committed.

I can name some in our modern time who managed to remain unscathed in the issue of corruption. My number one is Sen. Joker Arroyo (how I wish I could include Ping Lacson for his “deferment” of pork barrel. Perhaps, it is beyond his pay grade to handle a pork barrel or nobody think he is that useful idiot in the senate to be bribed to). Then there is Palawan mayor E. Hagerdon, and Las Pinas mayor Nene Aguilar (Manila’s mayor Lim? Duh…).

In my book (again), greed for money always breeds corruption. A living example is Erap. As for GMA, I don’t know if there are still pending issues relating to corruption in the congress that have still to be cleared except for this martial law thing. (Someone to go after her after her term – anong kaso? Basta corrupt lang sya?)

If we’re talking about politics, IMO, money might not be enough to corrupt but the greed for it.

Seems to me, in politics again, that the classic example of a person who always want to wield power but always avoid accountability is no other than Mr. Unprecedented (dati Mr. Obstruction) – Barak Obama.

Cheers

It’s not the greed for money that breeds corruption. It’s the opportunity to wield power without being accountable. It’s like the corporate boss who can hire and fire. Or the teacher who can pass or fail. Money is just an offshoot.

Pero bakit corruption agad?

In my mind again, during Cory’s presidential fight against Marcos, sabi ng marami lalo na yung masa (read: Erap voters) – “si Cory magpapayaman pa yan pag naging presidente, si Marcos, mayaman na yan, hindi na magpapayaman yan”.

Bakit ganyan tayo???