The religious reading this would know the story. There was a War in heaven and Lucifer lost and was cast out. What if it was the other way around? What if Evil won? What if on Election Day, the wrong man won? What if on election day, the right man won, but failed to deliver?

I once thought that election day must be the day we decide who we we vote for. That the lines ought to be drawn by then. Seriously, it is a good plan as any, right?

I’m pretty sure some of you reading this have no idea who to vote for. You’re thinking the Aquino Camp hasn’t launched its platform. Noynoy for you is not a leader. He is too timid and “walang alam.” And the fear is, what is the guy going to do?

Then there is the rest of the circus. Villar is the haven for the tired and the cynical. Escudero has been dancing, he is or isn’t he, like a woman who can’t decide what to wear in the morning. Teodoro is weighted down by Gloria. Estrada is well, like Villar, but more ancient.

Beware we must and forget not that the question of Gloria of course, remain an open one. Will power she still have post election day?

The waters become muddy as we put our own perceptions into play. Pat Evangelista for example sees Jesus in Yellow. And yes, the law on agrarian reform allows for land to be converted to stock shares so Luicita isn’t actually violating the law, and yes, twenty years of CARP was such a success story. Not that the reds see Agrarian Reform that way, preferring the rowdy way of violence over changing the law.

@bigenya gives a good point “It is precisely our failure to learn from the past that has doomed us, mho.”

If you remember yellow, what doomed Filipinos was the idea that Cory, Ramos, Estrada, Arroyo were the answer for all our prayers. That it was more about opposing power than helping it ensure it grew properly from the inside. That after EDSA people left government to be run by others. That the battle for democracy is an everyday affair that must be nurtured.

For the sake of argument let us say that indeed we’ve left with choices some say are lacking. That everyone is now called on to look at our politicians and find who gives the best plan for action. We will be making the same tried mistake of our past.

The time for examining our conscience is over.

We should take what is given. We should do what we must.

No matter how imperfect it is. It is time to choose sides.

Aquino is not Messiah. The Aquino campaign is about honesty, integrity, transparency and good governance. Join them and ensure Aquino does just that. Not just before election day. Not just guaranteeing he wins on Election Day, but more importantly be part of the team, after election day, and until his term ends. He is after all, human with all the trappings that go with it.

Though I think that Villar is the camp of the tired and the cynical, If you strongly believe in Villar’s rag to riches story, his pragmatism and his “entrepreneurship” then go and join his camp. Make sure he gets into the Palace.

Escudero subscribes to the “youth” vote. I think he is reading the tea leaves wrongly. Noynoy did the undecided route and failed in it. It doesn’t work for Escudero too. But hey, I have a friend who is for the guy. So if you believe passionately in Chiz, go join his team. Be part of his never-ending struggle! Be part of the Chiz!

@erlfornoles tweeted that this discussion reminded him of the pig and chicken opening a joint named “Ham & Eggs”. The chicken was involved but the pig was committed.

As a matter of disclosure: this pig is committed.

I urge Filipinos not stay neutral.

This is how we prevent Evil from winning. As Burke said: “The good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” So I urge you. Choose a side. Help shape that side to win in however way you can.

We can debate all day, or for a thousand years the imperfection of each of these clowns in our circus. One is bald and timid. One man is “experienced”. The other is “too young”. Another is fat. Then there is the puppet. What man is perfect?

Forgive my bias: “Honesty. Integrity. Transparency. Good Governance.”

We take what is given. We do what we must.

It is a leap of faith, I know, but you must choose a side now and don’t stop on election day. When you do decide, it is best, I think, to remember these immortal words especially post election day: “For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”

This is what we each must do for our country. Election day, after all is just the beginning of a new day. And the new day and the challenges it offers, my friends, is the battle we must win. Maybe then we can win the war against cynicism, through hope and willpower. Maybe then we bind our nation’s wounds. Tomorrow must be less about who made a mistake. Tomorrow must be about what can we do to fix it. This is what ham and eggs is all about.

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