Why then are his boys trying hard to derail the impeachment process?
* * * THERE are many ways of skinning a cat, many creative ways of convincing a congressman to oppose impeachment. One is the selective release of pork barrel, particularly at this time when the administration is already scraping the bottom of the barrel and everybodys girding for an expensive local election next May. Political favor is another, including past debts of gratitude and new commitments. A Central Luzon representative, for instance, suddenly refused to sign the impeachment papers after Malacaang convinced a serious contender to back out and allow the reelectionist solon to run unopposed next year. * * * ASIDE from the presidency, another institution that may be severely damaged by the political warfare raging around the impeachment issue is the Senate, which is assigned by the Constitution the task of trying an impeached president. Even before the charge sheet has reached the chamber, the Senate was already rocked by contentious issues spawned by charges of Ilocos Sur Gov.
