I’ve nothing to write about today — What is the difference between the PDAF being struck down  as unconstitutional and the DAP being dealt a legal  fatal blow?

    PDAF is an act of Congress; DAP was

created by the hand of the President.    

      From where the President sits, a lethal attack on the DAP has more serious legal consequences on the presidency – maybe not political because his people keep reminding  us  he still has the numbers —

    but who is to say what outcomes  legal blows may bring.

      Therefore, from this point of view, he had to, and has to put up a fight for DAP — from where he sits, he cannot have it undone, having it undone wholesale might weaken the case of Malacañang before the Supreme Court.

      It’s almost like…i hate to say this… being indicted in a criminal case or being an accused in a criminal case — legally, your only options are to stay silent —  or to fight back (actively present defenses). You cannot do any act that would be construed as admissions that you were wrong — you cannot confess. It’s almost like … i’m sorry i’m going to say this… it’s almost like — ikaw ang nasasakdal. Sorry i had to say that; but this allows an understanding of why he has to do what he is doing. 

     That’s the  difference between the attack on the PDAF and the onslaught on the DAP.  DAP is made up of his overt acts. 

     His “advisers” thought the best form was the unprecedented primetime all- TV -network -broadcast. And since his trust rating was slipping as well, instead of confining themselves to legal  arguments, they thought they might as well throw in the “i-am-not-a-thief” theme. 

     There are however some questions about the logic displayed in the speech itself or the content,  in the context of the “scrap-pork” calls.

     The call, supported by overwhelming numbers according to the empirical data of the social scientists, is:

     “scrap the pork barrel”.

     His answer is: “i am not a thief”.  

     Check the logic of this :

     “i am not a thief =

       therefore

      we will not scrap the the pork barrel system”

     (DAP and other pork forms)