Different Aquino dog, same Gloria collar EDITORIAL 05/19/2010

Different Aquino dog, same Gloria collar

EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 05/19/2010 Sen. Noynoy Aquino has not even been proclaimed president-elect by the Congress, but he and the Liberal Party (LP) members, who have promised change and reforms, are this early, showing their opportunistic streak and even plan on continuing with what Gloria Arroyo practiced during her nine-year reign. In the fight for the speakership, LP spokesman Lorenzo Tañada was quoted as saying that the incoming Aquino administration will withhold the pork barrel of any congressman who doesn’t vote for the LP bet for Speaker. Moreover, the LP, prostitute that it is, has plans to cohabit with the Nacionalista Party (NP), or any other party for that matter, to get the majority in the House of Representatives. Said Tañada: “We all know the culture in the House; lawmakers need to bring projects to their constituents if they want to show proof of service to their constituents. Even if we don’t want to do it, we might just have to, just to ensure stability in the House.” So young, and so trapo is Tañada, who, it is certain, speaks out the thoughts of Aquino and the LP members. Trapos all. And yet it was they who were grumbling about the way Gloria withheld the pork barrel of those opposed to her. Now that their candidate won the presidential derby according to unofficial results, they will do exactly about which they crabbed.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100519com1.html

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