send in the clowns
there it was, said beautifully, even poetically by the headline: " circus comes to comelec ." only this time, most of the those in the audience are not happy. they are not clapping their hands. they are not getting their money's worth. on the opposite side, the clowns never had it so good - you can see it in their eyes, dreamy, shiny, lyk debutantes waiting for their princes to take them to their first ball. the picture that accompanied the story showed most of them beaming, smiling, some waving, giving a thumbs up. they were a mixture of everything that had gone wrong in the country, the recipe for a bleak future, so a lot of comments that accompanied the news item said. most of the commenters were indignant, angry, even hopeless. no doubt decent people, most of them are, trying to make a living, breaking their backs, sweating blood, so to speak, just to give their families a decent life, send their children to school, ensure their bright future. simple, basic,...