A few more days before May 14, 2007--the Midterm Elections. Have you thought about the candidates? Have you completed your list? Who's in? Who's out?

Truly a lot of questions but a few only have answered. Most people I ask, even my family, relatives or friends, have not completed their list yet. Of course, it's not that we are on a rush. It's just that by now we should have an idea who to vote for and who not to vote for. It's a decision that most people are having a hard time deciding. I wonder why...

Elections here have always been similar to a circus full of desperate celebrities hungry for attention. Most candidates are all over the TV. Political ads seem to be more and more entertaining--just entertaining--and less issue-based or none at all.

What we see are candidates selling themselves:

VOTE for ME! ONLY ME! LOOK AT ME! I AM ME!

Well, they're good at it.


And, if you ask them why they deserve your vote...

I am this, I am that, etc.

So, what will you do?

I did this, I did that, etc.

What's your platform?

Dance here, dance there, smile here, smile there, sing here, sing there.

Most of them only have "THEM" to SELL. What's good to hear and see is what they deliver. But when it comes to issues, some of them are just irrelevant.

What we need are candidates who is a public servant and has his or her issues laid out--what they want to address, what they will do and how they'll do it.

This is what they have to do: Inform the public that they're running for office because they want to address the issues of concern. It's not merely about jingles, catchy phrases, funny or stupid dances, dramatic concepts etc. It's about being serious and being a public servant.

Who do you think has the guts to be a REAL public servant?

Who has a clear plan of action?

Who do you think deserves your vote?