They jest at scars
tion in adding a new requirement — the nominee must be a senior sitting BatangKlab justice. In the US, only three associate justices became CJ, but Judge Learned Hand is better remembered and more often quoted than SC justices. The current CJ, John Roberts, did not come from the SC itself. AJ Dindong Teehankee was bypassed more than once.
But, there seems to be no reason not to elevate AJ Tony Carpio to CJ, a post he will hold only for a year. After which, Digong can name him foreign affairs secretary, an in-your-face gesture to stall our becoming China’s 24th province. (How many Chinese have come to stay here after June 30, 2016 driving up condo prices?) The other afternoon, in a forum organized by Rick Ramos, and daughters Bea and Isa, Justice TonyCarp demonstrated convincingly before an engaged audience the validity of our hardline position on the West Philippine Sea dispute. He spoke of a 100-year
Red October plot
Red seems to be a fave color of the Chinese. Now we are told about a weird Red October plot. The administration talks the talk about a coup. I know no one in the Opposition who “does the do,” as it were, for a regime change, which cannot happen this October, and which I don’t support. Unconstitutional And well nigh impossible because Digong claims Chinese backing, backed up by missiles in our own Digong says not to mind as the missiles are aimed at America, where millions of Pinoys live).
Tom Clancy’s 1984 HuntforRedOctober must have given some people some fanciful ideas. For the administration supporters, the echo chambers blare. This enables the administration to draw attention away from the economic problems besetting the poor. JFK said a free society which cannot help the many who are poor cannot save the few who are rich, like Bong Go, Dennis Uy, Pastor Quiboloy and Joe Calida.
Is Sonny T planning another coup? I doubt it but the way he is being mistreated saddens. Good to hear the military denying what the Palace peddles, unconvincingly. -
And please, no more downplaying of the suffering of our people, be they Natdem, Socdem, Gad- Dem, Let- Dem, during the reign of Macoy and Imelda, particularly from our then oppressors who now wallow in wealth.
They jest at scars that never then felt a wound, to steal from Shakespeare.