I grew quite happy when Anibal Acevedo Vila resigned as President of the PPD. I believed his resignation to signal a new start in the party and a switch back to its progressive roots. Those who stood remained as the few remaining leaders of the PPD - Willie Miranda Marin, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, Jose Aponte Jr. - were all staunch autonomists and nationalists. Little did I think that another monga like Hector Ferrer would be unanimously elected President of the party.
Sila M. Calderon and Anibal represented the more conservative wings of the party and on economic and social issues had few differences in comparison to their PNP counterparts. Hector Ferrer is a continuation of those policies and lacks the charisma of his fellow PPD leaders. As leader of the Chamber minority during this past term he has done nothing but rubber stamp all of Anibal's policies and lead a gang of monga Representatives. Ever since I heard him refer to union leaders as "nothing but a bunch of communists," he has become one of my least liked members of the party.
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