You might remember the political calendar I included in my June 21 Newsletter. The recent headlines all bear out the political time we're in. July starts tomorrow and the President will be widely expected, in his final State of the Nation Address, to not only lay out his achievements, but address whether he will be a candidate, or whether he is prepared to anoint a successor, or both. Last Monday's newsletter laid out my initial thoughts on the political repercussions of the passing of Benigno S. Aquino III. Since then, the President's party has resumed its efforts to expel Senator Pacquiao. Some among the public are skeptical, but it seems to me a real (and necessary) fight.