Aquino's Baptism of Fire!

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A president, after being sworn into office, is always given a one hundred day honeymoon period to allow him to acclimatize himself into the highest office of the land. Today marks President Benigno Aquino III's 60th day in office. As expected, in the first fourteen days, the president had gone into that difficult period of whitewashing and scrubbing every nook needing polishing in his new abode. The media, on the forefront, had glared at him and had reported every possible erroneous decision he could have misjudged. But the president dealt with the issues straightforwardly and gave responses without blinking an eye. So, the President is capable. He could handle the spring cleaning. Heads had been rolling and foreign aids had been coming, all in a span of 52 days. But then came that fateful day of 23 August. A deranged ex-cop took tourists as hostages. The world watched as the terrifying drama ended in cold blood. And the president grasped and absorbed the tragedy that had befallen in his home. Shaken, yes, he admitted to it. The presidency is not just managing a home, it is also a battle to be won. Every true soldier receives a baptism of fire at one point or another. For this Commander-in-chief, it had to come early on, before the honeymoon period is over. That, by history's account, is a foreshadowing of greatness.