Promises Promises . . . Aren't They Made To Be Broken?

That is if you're soon to be former president and soon to be new congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Facing the prospect of a tough uphill battle for the speakership of the House of Representatives against returning congressman Feliciano Belmonte, Arroyo has supposedly declined her allies prodding that she run for speaker of the house.

According to Arroyo she would rather be the "Sonia Gandhi" of the Philippines and help her fellow representatives from the floor and not from the speaker position.

Quite appropriate since Sonia Gandhi was faced with a lot of controversy especially concerning her "true" citizenship.

But Arroyo can compare herself with anyone as her right.

That being said the real reason potentially she will not run for the speakership is that it would be an uphill battle for her, especially if many of her so called allies and supporters defect to Aquino's side.

After all who wouldn't want to be near the root of power. It is our way as Filipinos after all - whether we like it or not; good or bad.

Of course who knows if this would be true. After all her record for sticking to her word has been, at the very least, spotty.

I'm sure she will do her best to protect herself from potentially be investigated by the Aquino government as seen by her last minute actions prior to her departure from office.

She has the political acumen.

Too bad she did not use it for the Filipino people.