OUR mole has been hard at work, digging up the New Year's resolutions of a number of famous personalities, represented here only by initials. Here, just as we are about to close the book on 2024, is a sampler of what he found, going into 2025.SD1. Keep cool. Keep swear words to a minimum. I am not Dad, and the public does not respond well when I lose my cool.2.
I shouldn't threaten the lives of my political enemies, especially not in an online rant streamed over the internet, which can be recorded and played back, ad nauseam. (See No. 1)3. Be careful about the alliances I join. I don't want to be associated with corrupt politicians who steal from the public.4. Even if I don't believe it, I should pay lip service to public accountability. I will remember that it is the job of Congress to scrutinize the budgets of executive departments.5. I need to be more careful when using confidential funds. Just because they are called 'confidential' doesn't mean that busybody senators and congressmen won't poke around, digging for dirt. These are enemies of the state! P*t*ng In* ninyong lahat! Ohhhh, wait... (See No. 1)BBM1. Respond more forcefully to direct challenges to my authority, especially from my former allies.2. Be careful about the alliances I join. I don't want to be associated with corrupt politicians who steal from the public.3. I shouldn't make promises that I can't keep. The campaign promise of P20-a-kilogram rice is an albatross around my neck.RRD1. Stop joking about killing and rape. I think they are funny, but many others don't think they are.2. Stop saying incriminating things, especially in sworn testimony before Congress.3. Be careful about the alliances I join. I don't want to be associated with corrupt politicians who steal from the public.4. Stop punctuating every other sentence with p*t*ng in*. It's getting old and people are no longer amused.5. Be more conscious about finishing my sentences. There is nothing more annoying than ..
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