The Mike Abundo Effect

Her first reaction: “Don’t try to pin this on me.”

Her second reaction: “Stop crying. Have some money.”

Even if she had nothing to do with the Glorietta bombing, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s reaction to the tragedy has been less than sympathetic. Aloofness is a luxury she can ill afford at this point.

An amateur videographer at ground zero claims the bomb that damaged Glorietta was carried by a Honda CR-V.

C-4 in a CR-V to take out some restos? Swanky. I didn’t know terrorists were into wasting expensive luxury SUVs and hard-to-obtain military explosives on structurally noncritical targets without claiming credit. Even 9/11 was more cost-effective than this: they used frickin’ butter knives.

Oh, and Gloria’s first response? “Don’t try to pin this on me.” And people call me insensitive.