Vox Populi by Ronan S. Estoque (November, 2004)

Because of the present White House opposition to the development of the stem cell research, certain strides in the pursuit of the multivariate potentials of that science are put on hold. Of course, stem cell research is likely a potential platform for the science of cloning but the advantages far outweighs the disadvantages.

Senator Kerry placed everything in perspective when he said that the protectionist mode of the White House places it in the absurd position of defending the candle industry against electricity, the wagon against the car industry and the typewriter against the computer industry.

If the line of thinking were to protect the status quo, then there would be no progress. The penicillin would remain undiscovered; the anesthesia would have still been outlawed. To my mind, this is the clear contrast and difference between Senator John Kerry and President Bush. The former is for change while the latter is for the status quo.

Before the making of the policy pronouncement of support for the further development of stem cell research of Senator John Kerry, I was leaning for the status quo (indirectly favoring the re-election of President Bush). But with this policy pronouncement, I am now favoring a change of White House leadership.

The other possible scenario is that with the Kerry Presidency, the blacklisting of the republic would be removed. The republic was blacklisted because we withdrew from the coalition of the willing with the initial threat of beheading (Angelo Dela Cruz) the kidnapped Filipino OFW.

With Senator Kerry at the helm, everything would be placed in the backburner since fundamentally, the senator is against the American military adventure in Iraq.

To while the present White House leadership is presently making us pay for that troop withdrawal, a new Chief Executive would be more lenient and understanding.

Now, the incumbent might spring back for another four years. And the republic would have to bear with his leadership especially the pay back scheme that is now being followed and implemented by his minions.

Overall, the republic would be far better when there is a democrat at the helm of the White House.


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According to the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 2003, the Electoral College is the body that elects the President and the Vice President. Article II, Section I of the constitution of the United States provides that each state shall appoint as many presidential electors as the states members of the Congress. The US Constitution further gives the legislature of each state the authority to decide how that state's presidential electors are chosen, and every state has provided that the voters shall directly vote the electors.

Based on the result of the tally of the US Electoral College, President George Bush got an electoral vote of 274 as opposed to the electoral vote of Senator John Kerry of 256. The needed vote for a sure win is 270. President Bush got four more votes.

In the equation of direct popular vote, President George Bush even had a winning margin of 3.5 million votes. As opposed to the scenario of last presidential elections, where Vice President Al Gore defeated George Bush in the popular vote but bowed in the mighty Electoral College (where Governor George Bush was grudgingly declared as the winner). In this particular presidential election however, George Bush was the clear winner in the popular vote and also in the Electoral College.

What should be explicitly voiced in this paper is that though there was a contrast in the political viewpoint between the two contenders (i.e. George Bush who represented the Republican Party is against same sex marriage and a freeze in stem-cell research while John Kerry who represented the Democrats is for same sex marriage and further stem-cell research), the American electorate should firmly stood for moral backbone and for someone who is for traditional family values.

While it is conceded that the American military adventurism in Afghanistan and Iraq bears some shade of shame for the sloppy handling, planning and lack of exit strategy, at the end of the day- the issue of traditional moral values holds the attention of the electorate, which in turn ensured the re-election of the incumbent.

The implication of the republican win means that the status quo will still hold sway and that in the convergence of the planetary geo-politics, the Americans with their display of politics at work, would still pursue the war against worldwide terrorism.

Like I said, business as usual...