Poor Migz!!

I agree with Conrado de Quiros that the most honorable thing that Migz could have done is to have conceded defeat before the Maguindanao votes were counted and his political capital would have risen. It would have been statesmanlike. He's only in his 30's. Why's he in a rush? He could have created an NGO to help push the implementation of his bio-ethanol law and make him a darling of the green community and the citizens too. He's a bright guy. He could have done other things to further enhance his image since he is already in the national consciousness and at the same time do some good for the country. In other words, there are other ways of serving the country. By 2010, had he chosen to concede, he would be an unbeatable candidate for senator. Look at Al Gore. He's a winner even though he "lost" the election.

Now that he "won", he has more troubles than he could imagine. The baggage of "winning" a disputed election weighs heavily on him. He won't have a good relationship with the present senators, especially the opposition, who won fair and square. He himself admitted the difficulty of working with the present senators especially so since his victory is tainted. He will be fending against an election protest with the Senate Electoral Tribunal. Plus the citizenry, especially those 11M who voted for Koko, and the punditocracy plus the bloggers will really give him a hard time. If I were in his shoes, I don't think I would be able to stand the heat but that's me. Politicians are a different breed. Their hides are as thick as that of a rhinoceros.

It will be all fun and games for Migz. But then again, this is the Philippines. Cheaters has a tendency of getting away with it.