Pot Calling the Kettle Black

According to the Inquirer, Erap composed a jingle to lambast his three former allies who are now in Arroyo's camp. Entitled the "ASO Jingle", ASO is supposed to stand for Angara-Sotto-Oreta. The jingle, to the tune of "How Much is That Doggie in the Window?", goes like this:

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ASO Jingle

How much is that doggie in the window?
At anong klaseng aso ba ito?
Ewan ko, sila ang tanungin niyo
Bakit sila naging aso.

Magkano ba ang aso sa Senado?
Iboboto niyo ba mga ito?
Sayang lang ang inyong mga boto
Kung mapupunta lang sa aso.

Bawal ang aso sa Senado
Ibang klaseng aso kasi ito
Hindi tumatahol o nanghahabol
Naghihintay lang ng suhol.

Balimbing ang ’ngalan ng aming aso
Hindi siya kumakain ng buto
Balimbing ang kanyang paborito
Kaya siya’y balimbing na aso.
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Now, Angara, Sotto, and Oreta are indeed turncoats, but what gall Erap has to lambast them with a jingle when his Genuine Opposition (GO) is similarly riddled with opportunists and turncoats. You have there Manny "Mr. Impeachment" Villar along with Noynoy Aquino and Sonia Roco who both marched to get Erap out of power in 2001. Then you have Kiko "Noted" Pangilinan who's neither in nor out of the opposition slate. And lest we forget, there's Loren "Crying Lady" Legarda who cried during Erap's impeachment trial just to scoot over to FPJ's side when Noli became GMA's running mate in 2004.

Fact is, practically all of these politicians, whether GO or TEAM Unity, are turncoats and opportunists. Their only loyalty is to themselves. They'll be too willing to turn their backs on their current parties when political tides change.

But that's expected of our crop of politicians. What I really despise is the gall of the opposition to cloak themselves with righteousness when they are just as sleazy as the admnistration. They are so intent on grabbing power so that it can be their turn again to plunder the country, which was cut short in 2001. There's nothing genuine-- which means free of hypocrisy or pretense-- about the GO, unless GO stands for "Genuine Opportunism".