Impeaching Corona Part II

With 188 votes from the Congressmen, clearly this is the perfect time to do the difficult task of impeaching an impeachable officer. From the looks of it, it was more difficult to impeach Gutierrez than Corona if we only let the numbers speak. And at that, the evidence against Gutierrez are far stronger than those against Corona. Of course, it is the political context that drives all these.

This is the perfect time for the President to make everyone fall in line. How? It is not too early for the 2013 elections and not too close as well. With the popularity of the President and the budget powers vested in his office, Congressmen would surely want to be in his favor for the following reasons: 1) They'll want the President's winnable endorsement for the 2013 contest or if not, 2) They'll want the President to give them projects (pork-barrel) so that they can 'raise' funds come 2013. Yes, the President's political capital is a BIG FACTOR to create all these movements.

If this had happened after 2013, the President's influence will have surely waned. He will not be as popular as he is now. And the political game then will be defined by the 2016 elections. More than PNoy, I expect that VP Binay will have greater political influence and leverage with Congress as a Presidential candidate for 2016.

Interesting times indeed.