Perhaps another opportunity to express our feelings, our beliefs, our support? But in truth, there is only one candidate.
And, of all 13 original candidates Luis Gilmore Solis, whom we know little about except he was once a Partido Liberación Party (LPN), “Golden Boy” under Oscar Arias and he, along with even a further leftist, Otton Solis, (Not related) have taken the PAC party to a new and never before seen heights leading them to being president.
In the congress, or assembly, (Congress) is not so sure since of the 57 members PAC does not have a majority. In fact, PAC is a minority. (That’s another day, another 100 pesos of opinion.)
Our constitution is old; it is strange and at times makes little sense.
Johnny Araya could not “quit” the race to become president of Costa Rica and his feet are still held to the fire although he quit the campaign trail and watches soccer on television or with long time cronies. How long does the media keep crucifying Araya who is not there?
What sort of constitution makes a candidate obligated to become and remain a presidential candidate?
Also, if there was ever, God forbid, a tie in presidential votes, the elder of the two candidates would win. (That gives me a chance. I felt that same rush of opportunity with Eva Langoria after she divorced the San Antonio, Spurs basketball star Tony Parker. Oh God, I have a chance.)
Not so bad. By default of age I might become the next president of Costa Rica. “Free breakfast chalupas for everyone!”
Today, Saturday is a day to relax, not to vote. We are going to vote for….? With only one candidate it is not too hard and that candidate, Solis, certainly has a mandate to effect change.
Hell, just name this guy president because the other candidate dropped out!
Finding your way in this maze of Tico politics is impossible if you are not a “politico”.
We still have little information what Solis plans to accomplish and even less how he plans to accomplish it.
The PAC party keeps talking about raising taxes to a VAT 15%, but I heard that same formula from Araya and it worked against him.
Now it is okay?
What about gutting government spending?
Well, “Sure that will be done!” How much, with whom and when…not now, please as human organs are being supplied to anxious Israeli buyers and corneas are being sold from public health care to private hospitals by public health care techs and Docs who need the extra income.
Araya, the 22 year mayor of San Jose, was caught red handed taking a flight to Panama in order to see a soccer game by a major road contractor MECA.
What shame? Can we survive the headlines?
Do we have no knew, or nothing to do but publish the sublime? In short, who cares?
We know Solis will be our next president simply because the only opposing candidate dropped out of the race by his own volition.
We know the docs have a scam on the side. (Hell, even with MRIs last year.) We know that some docs sell human organs along with a pizza parlor owner to Israel, and we know that eye donors are being cheated.
So what’s left to vote upon? It’s life in the Wild, Wild West.
