Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago said that the decision of the Supreme Court on the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) was “a no-brainer.” President BS Aquino, on the other hand, said that the SC decision was difficult to understand. What does this comment make of him? One with no brain?

The magistrates and Senator Miriam are authorities on the Constitution while BS Aquino has no training in law. Is he a genius that he believes he knows more about legal questions than they do? Ah, but he doesn’t need brains to attack the SC decision if he has brawn. And the president has plenty of it. The Presidency has enough powers to use against all those who dare oppose him. Worse, he has the temperament to use these powers injudiciously.

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