Classmates are friends forever

The list of Aquino underlings who have given P-noy’s administration a black eye gets longer by the day.
First there were DILG undersecretary Rico Puno and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim whose incompetent handling of the Luneta hostage-taking incident caused the death of eight Chinese tourists.
Then a lady presidential writer badmouthed the Vietnamese people in her twitter while in Vietnam during the Aquino sate visit to that country.
Just a few weeks ago, BI chief Gatdula got messed up in a bribery case involving a Japanese national.
Of course, who can forget P-noy’s political adviser Ronald Llamas who indiscreetly bought pirated DVD’s inside a mall.
Now here comes Pagcor chief Cristino Naguiat Jr. who is at the center of a bribery scandal in the United States where he reportedly received favors from a Japanese casino mogul.
How did Noynoy take all these embarrassing blackeyes?  He took all these in stride.
Puno and Lim are very much in control of their respective turfs.  The Luneta incident seem to be just a bad dream to them. 
Llamas merely got a slap on the wrist after saying sorry and promised to behave.
Now consider this carefully:  The House of Representatives impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, accusing him of betrayal of public trust ad culpable violation of the Constitution.
And Noynoy told the nation on several occasions that Corona is guilty until proven innocent.
Why is P-noy soft on Puno, Lim, Llamas, Naguiat?  Well, they are his former classmates and friends.
Why is Noynoy hard on Corona?  Well, Corona is neither a friend nor a classmate, although they both went to Ateneo.
Aquino may not be aware of it or he simply doesn’t care, but he exhibits double standard treatment on his friends and foes.
Some politicians and political analysts have expressed fear time and again of a constitutional crisis of the three major branches of our government lock horns with one another on issues  concerning their exclusive powers and authority.
This kind of fear is hypothetical and purely speculative.  I think we should have greater fear of an intellectual crisis that may grip the president of this nation.
You see, when a leaders fails to understand fully the real essence of rule of la and the Bill of Rights, and adopts one set of standard for his friend and another for perceived enemies, then we would be facing double trouble.
And this country will not only go to the dogs, but the crocodiles in coat and tie, to the rogues in robes, to the kidnapers in military uniform, to swindlers in signature clothes, and may other ambassadors of the Prince of Darkness.
ooOoo