What do GMA and Bush have in common?
They both had a lapse in judgement that produced catastrophic results.
GMA apologized for her lapse of judgement on a national television, telling the entire nation that she indeed called up then Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano at the height of the presidential election.
GMA, however, denied asking Garcillano to rig the result of the poll so she could remain seated at the much-coveted throne in Malacañang. She didn't know Garci's phone was wiretapped and her entire conversation with Garci was then exposed to the public.
Her approval rating plummeted. The public clamors for her resignation. Political and economic crisis resulted to millions of starving Filipinos. Hello Garci ringtone took the number one spot at the Music Billboard.
Bush, in a televised speech, admitted he had lapse of judgement when he ordered the war in Iraq, saying he immediately acted on an unconfirmed intelligence report about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in the oil-rich arab country.
The intelligence report turned out to be wrong as no weapons of mass destruction has been recovered after fierce fighting that resulted to the death of thousands of American troops and Iraqi resistants.
As if offering candy to a crying child, Bush said the war has a positive result - the arrest of Saddam Hussein, whom he considered a threat the world is better off without.
Now, what do GMA and Bush have in common?
They both had a lapse in judgement that produced catastrophic results. For GMA, political and economic crisis that resulted to the starvation of millions of Filipinos. For Bush, the lives of thousands of American troops, Iraqi resistants, and civilians in exchange of the arrest of just one man, no weapons of mass destruction.
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