The self-immolation of the Senate

By focusing our attention on President B. S. Aquino 3rd’s political dysfunctions and constitutional excesses, we may have led ourselves to believe--or at least to hope--that Congress and the Supreme Court remain functional and defensible institutions, despite the near total corruption of our leaders.

It may be quite patriotic to try to keep that hope alive. But the facts may not be able to long sustain it.