Until a closure is reached, a closure of Edsa I and II, a learning of the lessons of history, and the understanding that the ways of the barbarians belong to barbarians, not Filipinos. Gloria may have thought that being a good president was enough. She is terribly wrong. She has to be a great one, the greatest she can be. The social, economic, and political conditions of the Philippines are looking for a miracle.
Greatness is a minimum requirement for such conditions to be improved.
And today, greatness may mean more than biting a bullet, but many bullets. She may not have created the problems of the country, but she is duty bound to address them with all the wisdom and courage of a national leader. A state of rebellion will not stop the coming attempts at her crown. Elections and a 13-0 win for her team will not prevent efforts to topple her. She has to find that level of leadership demanded by the times, and the mode of intervention best suited in a state of rebellion.