Some sobering truths about the pork-barrel scam probe

When Ms. Ruby Tuason or whatever her name is takes the hot seat today at the long-running hearings on the pork barrel scam by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, she will only be the latest float in the long parade of witnesses organized by the committee and the Justice Department.

Her testimony has been pre-sold by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima as the equivalent of a “slam dunk” in basketball, guaranteed to thrill. But there are also misgivings that her tell-all will be more like an “air ball,” a shot that doesn’t even hit the ring. Much like the appearance of Janet Lim-Napoles, who took all the oxygen out of the inquiry by simply saying “no, your honor” to all the questions posed to her by the eager-to-shine senators.