WAIT, and listen to the Nation
Because it HAS TO maintain its commitment to scientific surveying, inlcuding probability sampling, I consider the output of Social Weather Stations (SWS) as RELIABLE. This regardless of the political leanings of its head, Dr. Mahar Mangahas, who is known as critical of the administration. Both of these factors, to me at least, make its output also reliable. I highlight two important findings of SWS which might make light of the current dark mood prevailing on our (oh so) political minds. Admittedly, it makes us giddy expressing our peeves and (oh so) emotional observations on our current politics. A little memeing (is there such a word?) there, a little trolling here, a few well considered posts and commentary make our day. I know of some friends who log in to Facebook the first thing after relieving themselves in the urinal. And you have heard of course of that poor cabinet member who Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) claims almost did not sleep and kept to Facebook before he croak...