Do you agree with Conrado de Quiros that the charges against the Binays are hilaw and benefited VO Binay rather than hurt him? Do I myself think the charge is believable? Oh, yes, I do. But that is neither here nor there. The point is to prove it, or give a reasonable show of solidity to it. That is the only way to bring Binay’s numbers down. That is the only way to stop him from being the next president of the Philippines. What happened at the Senate last week doesn’t weaken him, it strengthens him. By giving free rein to speculation, it removes the accusation from the plane of the factual, objective, ironclad, and places it in the realm of innuendo, insinuation, speculation. Indeed, by giving free rein to speculation, it lays out a welcome mat to other speculations, chiefly the political ambitions of those anxious to pin him down. Who are Cayetano and Trillanes, both of whom have expressed a desire to seek higher office, and who give the impression they can’t wait to sully him they’d go about it half-cocked. In fact, they do not put obstacles in his path to Malacañang, they clear it, giving credence to his oft-cited argument that the accusations against him are merely politically motivated. I’m all for raising all sorts of corruption issues against Binay, but it can’t be a case of, “If at first you fail, try and try again.” If at first you fail, it will be harder the second time. You want to show rotten, don’t bring in a fruit that’s hilaw. Read more: opinion.inquirer.net/78083/hilaw#ixzz3C5ZBlALk Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 18:11:20 +0000
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