Veep

When you think about it, the Vice-President isn't really that great of a position in the government. I remember a book refer to Vice-Presidents as "the spare tires". They can be appointed to a position in cabinet so they won't be totally useless but that's about it. 

The real fun is when the President dies. Conspiracymongers think that if Bongbong Marcos wins as Vice-President, he'll arrange for the President to be killed and thus return the Marcos name into power. I don't know if he has the guts to do that. If Bongbong is next in line and the President does die, especially in a "hunting accident" or some really mysterious circumstance, all eyes are going to be on him. Whipping up resentment shouldn't be a problem then. The smart play would be to roll along as VP, get a lot of nice things done, improve your brand and once you convince enough people that you're harmless, make a shot at the big one. Right now, people seem to trust Marcos enough that he's number one in the VP polls. He probably knows that jumping into the Presidentials is biting off more than he can chew.

Isn't it funny, though? In the Philippines, your name is everything but if that were true, Marcos should be losing hard right now. Theoretically, if name is so important, then a bad name would drag you down as much as a good one can lift you up? Ah, but it is also said that Filipinos are a forgiving lot. Personally, I don't believe that. Filipinos don't end grudges but just hide them to be quickly brought out again later when things go sour. Maybe they feel sorry for Bongbong? He does seem pathetic in that he's saddled with the legacy of his father and the mean old bullies were ganging up on him during the debate. Possible, but as for me, I don't shed tears for the powerful.

People put too much thought in Game of Thrones.